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South Korea excludes NFTs, CBDCs from crypto interest mandate
South Korean regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), published a notice highlighting that by July 2024, investors in digital ass...
Montenegro Set to Extradite Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon to US: Report
Montenegro will extradite Terra co-founder Do Kwon to the U.S., according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Citing sources familiar wi...
Lawmakers’ fear and doubt drives proposed crypto regulations in US
Real bipartisan legislative efforts are rare in Washington, DC, these days, but Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Joe Manchin and Rep...
$3,000,000,000 Worth of Crypto Stolen by North Korean Hackers in Six Years, Says Cybersecurity Firm
North Korea has greatly increased its focus on the crypto industry since 2017, stealing over $3 billion in digital assets, according to cybe...
South Korean financial authorities solicit reports on unlicensed crypto exchanges
Financial regulators in South Korea released an update on Dec. 4 asking users to report any unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges offering ser...
What happened in crypto this weekend?
Debt Box case judge ‘not fucking having it’ with SEC conduct A Utah federal judge’s threat to sanction the United States Securities an...
North Korean hackers have pilfered $3B of crypto over past six years: Report
According to United States cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, North Korean hackers have stolen around $3 billion in cryptocurrency since 20...
North Korean Hackers Masquerade as Officials and Journalists, Targeting Crypto
North Korean hackers are reportedly pretending to be journalists and South Korean government agencies to steal cryptocurrency. “The police...
South Korea’s National Pension Service Invested $20M in Coinbase Shares in Q3
South Korea’s national pension fund invested almost $20 million in Coinbase shares in Q3 2023, turning a 40% profit, according to repo...
South Korea’s Bithumb Aims to Be Country’s First Crypto Exchange IPO
In a move to regain market dominance, South Korea’s Bithumb is paving the way for an unprecedented Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the cr...
Fashion Dreams of Tomorrow as Art, Crypto, and Style Collide in Seoul
Bad World is an occasional column by Toni Thai Sterrett, a filmmaker, futurist, and founder focused on the intersection of fashion and techn...
Sui token struggles to regain despite denial of ‘unfounded’ allegations
Sui’s native SUI token has struggled to regain ground after plunging more than 9% amid allegations from South Korean regulators, which hav...