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Ripple announced that one of the leading non-bank remittance service providers in South Korea – Global Money Express Co. LTD (GME Remittance) – had joined its network. As a result, the financial institution can now connect to Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and initiate payments between South Korea and Thailand. GME Looking to Expand According to an announcement, GME Remittance has joined the blockchain-based digital payment network – Ripple. The collaboration enabled the South...

11 mid-sized cryptocurrency trading venues in South Korea will reportedly cease their operations after the country’s watchdog identified that they operate their businesses illegally. The names of the exchanges remained undisclosed. Chain of Reaction in South Korea According to a recent report by The Korea Held, 11 mid-sized cryptocurrency platforms will soon shut down as the Financial Services Commission established that they run their operations without the needed...

South Korea is cracking down on cryptocurrency exchange activity within its borders. South Korea Is Taking a Stance South Korea, at one time, accounted for more than one quarter of the world’s bitcoin and crypto transactions, though it appears the country’s presence within the digital currency space has died down a bit over the last three years. Nevertheless, the nation is still looking to purge all foreign digital currency exchanges from its terrain as a means of ending...

One of the largest financial institutions in South Korea – Woori Financial Group – will offer crypto custody services to its clients. Its banking unit – Woori Bank – will launch the initiative in a partnership with the fintech solutions provider – Coinplug Inc. Woori Bank Dives into Crypto According to a report from The Korean Economic Daily, Woori Bank will be the next South Korean bank to enter the digital asset custody services (DACS) market. The institution teamed up with...

The forthcoming regulations in South Korea, which will require exchanges to have a real-name account at a local bank by September, might push many smaller trading platforms out of business. They are reportedly planning to fight back by suing the government. CryptoPotato reported before that the Korean government plans to implement a new rule on cryptocurrency trading venues. It carries hefty fines on these companies, should they fail to comply with AML rules. After several...

The authorities of South Korea confiscated the cryptocurrency holdings of 12,000 people. The locals received charges of tax evasion, and 53 billion won or $47 million worth of BTC, ETH, and other digital assets were seized from them. The Largest Crypto Seizure for Back Taxes in Korean History Following a months-long investigation, the officials in the most populated South Korean province – Gyeonggi – targeted 12,000 wealthy residents under suspicion of tax avoidance. The...

South Korea continues to enforce stricter rules on the cryptocurrency space with the latest legislation to classify exchanges as high-risk entities. The move comes as the Asian country aims to enhance the monitoring of financial transactions and user ID verifications. The Korea Times reported that the Financial Services Commission (FSC), South Korea’s financial watchdog, has implemented a new classification on cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the new legislation,...

The Solana Foundation has partnered with the large South Korean blockchain accelerator ROK Capital to launch a $20 million fund. It aims to develop the Solana blockchain ecosystem by enhancing various projects, including those related to DeFi, NFTs, and Web3. Solana and ROK Capital Launch a $20M Fund Founded in 2017, Solana is a web-scale blockchain providing “fast, secure, scalable, and decentralized applications and marketplaces.” By employing the intra-shard parallelism,...

BitMEX announced a $100,000 grant for the Korean-based Bitcoin scaling researcher – Calvin Kim. Furthermore, the crypto derivatives exchange informed about an additional $50,000 donation from its partner – the Human Rights Foundation. BitMEX’s $150K Renewal In a recent statement, the popular Bitcoin derivatives trading venue BitMEX announced it had renewed Calvin Kim’s developer grant until June 2022, supporting him with an additional $100,000. In August 2020, the exchange...

South Korea announced plans to establish a pilot program examining the possibility of developing and launching a digital version of the won. The country’s central bank will focus on how the CBDC will work with mobile payment transactions, internet banking, saving accounts, transferring funds, and more. South Korea CBDC Pushes Forward According to a recent Reuters report, the Bank of Korea (BOK) will develop a pilot platform to boost its central bank digital currency (CBDC)...