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South Korean flag lying on a stormy beach as waves roll in, symbolizing Bitcoin surging past $71,000 during an 18% crash in South Korea’s stock market

Analysis

Bitcoin breaks $72k as South Korea’s stock market crashes 18% in biggest drop since 2008

This week South Korean equities posted a record drawdown, falling 12% in this mornings session.

4 weeks ago

Regulation

Hong Kong set to enforce crypto regulation from June

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan said that crypto regulation will follow similar framework as traditional finance.

3 years ago

Adoption

Bitcoin’s energy efficiency will increase with adoption – proponent says

Popular BTC proponent Lyn Alden argues that contrary to claims, BTC energy consumption is not an "exponential problem."

3 years ago

Crime

Chinese criminal steals $4.1M in crypto from victim’s car

The attacker used the investor's facial ID to unlock his wallet and transferred the funds to his own address.

3 years ago

Mining

Poolin Bitcoin mining hash rate share falls by 94% from ATH

Poolin’s recent declines can be linked to its announcement of having liquidity problems, last September.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Gopax investors could face $471M loss if Binance acquisition fails

Binance is in the process of acquiring Gopax, however, the South Korean exchange has about $471 million of customers' fund locked in Genesis.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Mt. Gox extends deadline for BTC repayment registration

Mt. Gox has set March 10 as new deadline for repayment registration and approved creditors will now receive their BTC on Sept. 30 instead of July 31.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Pionex removes Huobi’s market-making funds

The exchange pointed at the declining trading activity on Huobi as the reason for this decision.

3 years ago

CBDCs

G7 economies move into development stage of CBDCs

G7 economies and over 20 additional countries are in development stages for CBDCs, according to the Atlantic Council.

3 years ago

Indonesia to set up cryptocurrency exchange to reform crypto regulation

Adoption 3 years ago

India’s crypto tax could cause CEXs to lose $1.2T trading volume by 2026

Exchanges 3 years ago

South Korean court finds former Chairman of Bithumb ‘not guilty’ of fraud

Featured 3 years ago

Justin Sun denies that Huobi is planning layoffs

Exchanges 3 years ago

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Bitcoin breaks $72k as South Korea’s stock market crashes 18% in biggest drop since 2008

Hong Kong set to enforce crypto regulation from June

Bitcoin’s energy efficiency will increase with adoption – proponent says

Chinese criminal steals $4.1M in crypto from victim’s car

Poolin Bitcoin mining hash rate share falls by 94% from ATH

Gopax investors could face $471M loss if Binance acquisition fails

Mt. Gox extends deadline for BTC repayment registration

Pionex removes Huobi’s market-making funds

G7 economies move into development stage of CBDCs

Indonesia to set up cryptocurrency exchange to reform crypto regulation

India’s crypto tax could cause CEXs to lose $1.2T trading volume by 2026

South Korean court finds former Chairman of Bithumb ‘not guilty’ of fraud

Justin Sun denies that Huobi is planning layoffs