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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

Exchanges

Binance reportedly finalizing acquisition Korean crypto exchange Gopax

Binance is reportedly completing its acquisition of Korean crypto exchange Gopax after finishing due diligence.

3 years ago

Adoption

BMW to bring blockchain loyalty program through Coinweb and BNB chain

BMW onboarded Coinweb in order to adopt a decentralized and efficient architecture and BNB chain to help settle its every transaction.

3 years ago

Adoption

China to launch its first regulated NFT marketplace, China Digital Asset Trading Platform, on January 1

Institutions and individuals will also be able to access rights protection monitoring and copyright protection services through the NFT trading platform.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Kraken to shutter operations in Japan by end of January 2023

Kraken said affected users should withdraw their funds before Jan. 31, 2023, and added that deposits will be suspended by Jan. 9, 2023.

3 years ago

Bear Market

BTC bear market is worse than in 2014 but better than in 2018

Even though the recent bear market isn't encouraging for Bitcoin, which has fallen by 66% since January, it's still better than the bear market of 2018.

3 years ago