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Crypto News Summary: BitOasis Partners With Mastercard, Gate.io Signs MoU With Busan, Seba Launches Custody Platform for NFT Storage
26.10.2022
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Crypto.com, Gate.io Ink Deal to Help S Korean City Build ‘Digital Asets’ Exchange
26.10.2022
The South Korean city of Busan is inching closer to the launch of what could become the world’s first city-run crypto exchange – and has signed collaboration deals with the centralized exchange (CEX) giants Crypto.com and Gate.io.
The deals follow on the heels of similar agreements penned by...
How South Korea’s National Assembly Got Stood Up by Crypto Industry Reps at Terra Hearing
26.10.2022
Only two crypto executives represented the industry, though lawmakers asked five to attend
Crypto Exchange Gate is Latest to Sign MoU with South Korean's Busan
26.10.2022
Binance, Huobi and FTX have previously signed a memorandum of understanding with Busan as it looks to developer its nascent crypto market
Crypto News Briefs: Australia Comes After BPS and Qoin, Bithumb Ex-Chair Faces 8 Years in Prison, Canaan Launches New Series, Art Project in Support of Ukraine
25.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Briefs: Australia Comes After BPS and Qoin, Bithumb Ex-Chair Faces 8 Years in Prison, Canaan Launches...
S Korean MPs Rage After Terra Co-founder and Bithumb Shareholders Snub Hearing
25.10.2022
A number of leading South Korean crypto industry leaders failed to show up to a parliamentary hearing yesterday – including the Co-founder of the under-fire Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) issuer Terraform Labs Daniel Shin, as well as shareholders of the crypto exchange Bithumb....
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South African crypto landscape primed for TradFi growth after FSCA ruling
25.10.2022
Industry insiders believe South Africa's move to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products could drive the adoption and legitimacy of the sector
Crypto News Summary: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty (Re)Breaks Record, NFT Can Be Property in Singapore, Ed Sheeran's Hacker Imprisoned
24.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty (Re)Breaks Record, NFT Can Be Property in Singapore, Ed Sheeran's Hacker...
South Korean Regulator Plans to Look at Stablecoins' Role in Money Laundering: Report
24.10.2022
The country's Financial Services Commission considers stablecoins to be highly susceptible to money laundering, according to a new report
S. Korean watchdog goes after crypto whales to ensure AML compliance
24.10.2022
The South Korean regulator noted that popular stablecoins used by the public might become a primary tool for laundering using digital assets
Report: BTC Mining Investment Platform Declared Pyramid Scheme by South African Consumer Watchdog
23.10.2022
According to the National Consumer Commission, about 4,000 South Africans who invested in a bitcoin mining equipment supplier, Obelisk, may have participated in a pyramid scheme. The commission said participants in the pyramid scheme may have lost as much as over $6 million. Obelisk Used Social...
Robert Kiyosaki Says US Dollar Is Toast Citing Saudi Arabia’s Request to Join BRICS
21.10.2022
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, says the U.S. dollar is toast, citing Saudi Arabia’s request to join the BRICS nations that comprise Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. Robert Kiyosaki’s Latest US Dollar Warning The author...
Crypto News Summary: Nubank’s New Nucoin Crypto, Fidelity’s ETH Offer, Bitpanda Partners With N26 Digital Bank
20.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: Nubank’s New Nucoin Crypto, Fidelity’s ETH Offer, Bitpanda Partners With N26 Digital Bank
South Korean Prosecutors: Do Kwon Left Singapore for Dubai Last Month
20.10.2022
Do Kwon, the Co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, left Singapore last month for Dubai, South Korean prosecutors and police have claimed. But Kwon they say he has since left the United Arab Emirates – and is now in a “third” country.
Per Maeil Kyungjae, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’...
South African Financial Sector Regulator Declares Crypto Assets a Financial Product
20.10.2022
According to a general notice published in a government gazette, crypto assets are now treated as financial products under South Africa’s Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act. Declaration of the crypto assets as financial products means crypto asset service providers...
South Africa declares crypto to be a financial product subject to financial services law
19.10.2022
The declaration marks the beginning of the long-awaited process of regulating crypto assets, which will produce benefits such as consumer protection and AML/KYC compliance
South Africa Classifies Crypto Assets as Financial Products
19.10.2022
The move brings digital assets more under the purview of the country’s regulators
South Korea to Roll out Digital IDs as Banks Push Blockchain Driver’s Licenses
19.10.2022
South Korea may soon do away with plastic – and ditch physical forms of ID in favor of blockchain technology-powered alternatives....
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South Korean Police Have Seized $1.3m in Crypto in 2022, Critics Say It’s Not Enough
19.10.2022
South Korean police have seized $1.3 million worth of crypto in criminal investigations so far this year, official numbers have revealed.
According to Segye Ilbo, the figure is just a small fraction (1.4%) of the total $92 million worth of assets seized by officers in criminal...
Angry Crypto Exchange Customers Will Get Compensation – If They Can Prove One Thing
18.10.2022
The South Korean market-leading crypto exchange Upbit has announced that it will compensate traders who lost money during the power outage that blighted the platform’s login functionality over the weekend – but only if they can prove they were really going to sell their coins during...