Korea news articles
North Korean hackers exploited shared cloud service to rob crypto firms
North Korean state hackers exploited a cloud services provider called JumpCloud to steal funds from crypto companies that use its services, ...
North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Clients of US IT Firm
North Korean hackers Labyrinth Chollima is behind a spate of hacks to steal crypto from the clients of JumpCloud, a US IT company. The group...
South Korean Shinhan Bank completes stablecoin remittance pilot with Asian partners
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank has completed its second proof-of-concept using stablecoins for international remittances. Siam Commercial Bank...
South Korea’s Oldest Bank Is Testing Stablecoins for Remittances
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank recently completed a stablecoin remittance proof-of-concept pilot on the Hedera Network that could make bank pa...
Futures Flat, Yields Slide As ECB Hawk Sends Dovish Message
US equity futures were trading flat on Tuesday as Bank of America unveiled solid second-quarter earnings (and Morgan Stanley on deck), with ...
Why crypto attracts South Korea like iron to magnets
South Korea was the third largest cryptocurrency market in the world at press time. In contrast to the ‘Digital Gold’ narratives in the ...
XRP Trading Volumes Hit $2.5B on South Korean Exchange UpBit
Trading volumes of XRP tokens against the Korean won hit $2.5 billion on South Korean exchange UpBit in the past 24 hours, the highest among...
Upbit Publishes Complete Korean Translation of EU’s MiCA Laws – Crypto Regulation Incoming?
Upbit, South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, has published a full, translated text of the EU’s MiCA crypto regulation laws, a suggestio...
South Korean Prosecutor Bans Terra Employees From Leaving the Country
Former employees of Terraform Labs have been reportedly prohibited from exiting South Korea as investigations into the company continue foll...
New South Korea President Sends ICX Token Soaring 70%
The native token of the South Korean-based ICON blockchain, ICX, has jumped 70 percent following the election of a new crypto-friendly presi...
New Samsung Galaxy Smart Phones to Come with Theta-Based NFTs
To celebrate the launch of new flagship models Galaxy S22 smartphone and S8 tablet, tech giant Samsung will be dropping collectible non-fung...
South Korea Exchanges Stop Trading of Certain Cryptos Amid Regulation Pressure
In order to operate in South Korea, exchanges now need an ISMS certificate issued by the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA). After re...