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Industrial pressure gauge and valve marked with Bitcoin and Bithumb symbols, representing the fading kimchi premium as South Korea intensifies scrutiny on the exchange

Why Bitcoin’s kimchi premium is on life support after South Korea targets crypto exchange

FIU’s proposed six month partial ban targets new user transfers, but the bigger shock may be price discovery shifting to Upbit.

3 weeks ago

Crime

North Korean crypto wallets sanctioned; Binance says it helped Treasury seize $4.4M

OFAC sanctioned six addresses belonging to Kim Sang Man.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Hong Kong SFC eases requirements as exchanges face crypto talent crunch

Amid a shortage of responsible officers (RO), the SFC has revised its requirements so that exchanges now need 2 ROs instead of 4.

3 years ago

Crime

Chinese companies selling synthetic opioid chemicals raked in $27M in crypto payments

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic reveals millions in crypto payments to Chinese chemical providers and a staggering 450% increase in transaction volume year-on-year.

3 years ago

Adoption

Hong Kong will not allow retail customers to trade stablecoins

Hong Kong's securities watchdog warns that licensed platforms cannot provide interest-bearing or lending services to customers.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Kava, Waves pump as South Korean exchanges resume deposits

Waves founder Aleksandr 'Sasha' Ivanov praised the exchanges, adding that "reason has prevailed."

3 years ago

Regulation

South Korean exchange Coinone execs indicted in paid listing, market manipulation scandal

Coinone leaders were paid to list at least 46 cryptocurrencies.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Hotbit shuts down as cyber attacks, crypto crises weaken its operations

Hotbit said centralized exchanges have to either embrace regulation or become more decentralized to succeed.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Huobi ordered to cease operations by Malaysian regulators

Malaysia's Securities Commission advised Huobi users in the country to withdraw their assets from the platform immediately.

3 years ago

Worldcoin faces privacy concerns as iris scan black market emerges for biometric verification

AI 3 years ago

Vietnam court sentences two men to life in prison over $1.5M crypto theft

Crime 3 years ago

South Korea prosecutors investigating lawmaker’s crypto accounts

Legal 3 years ago

South Korea is researching offline CBDC payments via Samsung devices

CBDCs 3 years ago

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Why Bitcoin’s kimchi premium is on life support after South Korea targets crypto exchange

North Korean crypto wallets sanctioned; Binance says it helped Treasury seize $4.4M

Hong Kong SFC eases requirements as exchanges face crypto talent crunch

Chinese companies selling synthetic opioid chemicals raked in $27M in crypto payments

Hong Kong will not allow retail customers to trade stablecoins

Kava, Waves pump as South Korean exchanges resume deposits

South Korean exchange Coinone execs indicted in paid listing, market manipulation scandal

Hotbit shuts down as cyber attacks, crypto crises weaken its operations

Huobi ordered to cease operations by Malaysian regulators

Worldcoin faces privacy concerns as iris scan black market emerges for biometric verification

Vietnam court sentences two men to life in prison over $1.5M crypto theft

South Korea prosecutors investigating lawmaker’s crypto accounts

South Korea is researching offline CBDC payments via Samsung devices