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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

Web3

The metaverse draws South Korea’s investment with $187 million pledge

South Korea’s interest in the metaverse would help its entertainment, media, and creative sectors to expand.

4 years ago

Regulation

China outlaws crypto fundraising, offenders could face jail sentences

China has criminalized raising funds using crypto–the country’s top court said in a new interpretation of national law.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Crypto firm Amber Group hits $3 billion valuation in funding round

Singapore crypto firm Amber gets funding led by Temasek, helping them to hire and expand their institutional business.

4 years ago

Mining

Kazakh officials seize 360 illegal Bitcoin ASICs amid push for higher mining tax

Kazakhstan continues its "decisive action against gray mining.”

4 years ago

Stablecoins

Tether latest reserve attestation shows slash in commercial paper

Tether’s treasury bills and money market allocation increased significantly by 77.6% and 200%, respectively.

4 years ago

Crime

Report: North Korea’s “Lazarus Group” becoming more sophisticated

North Korea’s Lazarus group sits on $170 million worth of stolen and unlaundered crypto assets.

4 years ago

Metaverse

Romance and dating enter the metaverse on this Indian app

The app markets itself as the only dating app in the world “where you can date, not just match,” and as such wants to play a pioneering role in what it calls a “dating revolution.”

4 years ago

NFTs

Chinese NFT project Bored Wukong accused of monkey business

Bored Wukong, a Chinese NFT project that looks awfully reminiscent of mega-popular Bored Apes, called out for plagiarism.

4 years ago

New tax proposal in Kazakhstan could push crypto miners out

Mining 4 years ago

More than 10% of global working-age internet users own crypto

Adoption 4 years ago

No more crypto tax in Thailand

Taxes 4 years ago

Indian government to enforce tough crypto tax rules, is this a sign of things to come worldwide?

Regulation 4 years ago

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

The metaverse draws South Korea’s investment with $187 million pledge

China outlaws crypto fundraising, offenders could face jail sentences

Crypto firm Amber Group hits $3 billion valuation in funding round

Kazakh officials seize 360 illegal Bitcoin ASICs amid push for higher mining tax

Tether latest reserve attestation shows slash in commercial paper

Report: North Korea’s “Lazarus Group” becoming more sophisticated

Romance and dating enter the metaverse on this Indian app

Chinese NFT project Bored Wukong accused of monkey business

New tax proposal in Kazakhstan could push crypto miners out

More than 10% of global working-age internet users own crypto

No more crypto tax in Thailand

Indian government to enforce tough crypto tax rules, is this a sign of things to come worldwide?