Exchanges
Naver merger talks to route 30M shoppers to Upbit sparking fee collapse
Cheaper stablecoin checkout could force banks and card giants to cut rates.
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WLFI promises Apple Pay card while price slips 10% amid Asia expansion
Bithumb pact puts World Liberty Financial in Asia race as $2.69B token seeks redemption.
Culture
South Korean FSC head nominee faces backlash after denouncing crypto
South Korea's Financial Services Commission nominee faces criticism for underestimating crypto's evolving market role.
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Stablecoins
Asian powerhouses Japan and South Korea advance stablecoin regulatory efforts
Japan's strategic move for a yen-based stablecoin aligns with South Korea's legislative push in the fast-evolving crypto space.
TradFi
$640M SPAC fuels Parataxis Bitcoin buy-up as public BTC treasuries surpass 230
Bitcoin-first SPAC deal sees $31M deployed before merger even finalizes.
Tokenization
Institutional interest boosts XRP’s resurgence in South Korea and Japan
BDACS' XRP custody strengthens ties with Ripple while SBI's ETF marks a milestone for Japanese investors.
Tokenization
XRP trading volume soars as new ATH attracts deepfake scam targeting investors
XRP ranks among top traded assets as U.S. and South Korean exchanges drive trading spike.
Crypto
South Korea halts CBDC plans, shifting focus to bank-led stablecoins
Under new government policy, South Korea's banks explore stablecoins as CBDC initiative stalls.
Stablecoins
K-Won is coming: South Korea’s 8 mega-banks to unleash world’s newest stablecoin shockwave
Megabanks collaborate to stem foreign stablecoin dominance and bolster Korea's monetary sovereignty.
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ETF
South Korea moves closer to spot Bitcoin ETFs as FSC explores proposal
Politics
South Korea’s new president races to approve Bitcoin ETFs for 16 million traders
Adoption
Sovereign entities opt for indirect Bitcoin exposure via Strategy to bypass constraints – StanChart
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