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South Korea is introducing its citizens to a new law that’s likely to set crypto on a very legitimate path.South Korea Initiates New Crypto LawThe law requires that South Korea obey all international financial regulations and adhere to know your customer (KYC) laws for all its digital trading platforms. This will lessen the chance of money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit activities.South Korea, at one point, was one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency hubs. The nation...

This week has been somewhat positive for the cryptocurrency community. Starting with Bitcoin’s price, which began trading at $8,600 but, since then, it has risen to the current stance of above $9,000.Following its increase, Bitcoin is starting to escape the correlation it recently demonstrated with the traditional financial world markets. As the coronavirus outbreak keeps expanding into new territories, the stock market struggles again. Despite recovering slightly at the start of the week,...

South Korea is getting an addition to its crypto hub. The country is unveiling new digital ATMs that will allow people to exchange won – the country’s national fiat – for Litecoin (LTC), the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.Litecoin Is Getting a Nice BoostSouth Korea, at one point, was one of the largest crypto havens across the globe. It accounted for roughly one-quarter (25 percent) of the world’s cryptocurrency transactions. However, the nation has since taken on a very strict...

Seoul will neue Digitalwährung S-Coin für Öffentliche Dienste einführen. Foto: Lotte World Tower CC0 Public Domain via Unsplash Zum 01. März 2020 hat die südkoreanische Stadt Seoul ein Petitionssystem auf Blockchain-Basis eingeführt. Durch die Nutzung des Systems sollen Bürger des Landes die Möglichkeit erhalte, bestimmte Themen bei ihrer Stadtverwaltung vorschlagen zu...

Seoul will neue Digitalwährung S-Coin für Öffentliche Dienste einführen. Foto: Lotte World Tower CC0 Public Domain via Unsplash Zum 01. März 2020 hat die südkoreanische Stadt Seoul ein Petitionssystem auf Blockchain-Basis eingeführt. Durch die Nutzung des Systems sollen Bürger des Landes die Möglichkeit erhalte, bestimmte Themen bei ihrer Stadtverwaltung vorschlagen zu...

South Korea is following in the footsteps of India in terms of legalizing cryptocurrency trading and holding after passing a new amendment a few hours ago. From now on, digital assets are entirely legal in the East Asian nation.Cryptocurrencies Now Legal In South KoreaCryptocurrency trading is now entirely into the legal system for the South Korean government, according to a local report. To receive this outcome, the National Assembly amended the Act on Reporting and Use of Specific Financial...

South Korea might be changing its stance regarding taxing cryptocurrency trading profits. Just weeks after the government said that they wouldn’t tax any profits made from digital assets, a new report indicates otherwise. The country could purportedly classify crypto gains in the same category as lottery winnings and thus tax them with 20%.South Korea To Tax Crypto Profits?At the start of 2020, the Ministry of Finance and Strategy said that the current tax law does not consider cryptocurrency...

The largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Bithumb, has filed a complaint with the Tax Tribunal against the National Tax Service (NTS). The company wants the Tribunal to nullify a tax for nearly $70 million, which was previously imposed by the NTS on its customers.Bithumb Fires BackAt the end of 2019, NTS imposed $69.3 million of withholding tax on the exchange’s foreign customers, according to a report. At the time, this was the first confirmed case where the Korean government has...

South Korea is pushing legislation that would bring cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into more mainstream territory.South Korea Is Looking to ChangeAt one time, it can be argued that cryptocurrency was very mainstream in the region of South Korea. The country – pre-2018 – accounted for roughly one quarter of the world’s total cryptocurrency transactions, so to say that the nation was a digital hotspot would be something of an understatement.However, as more crime occurred throughout...

The largest electronic commerce company in South Korea Coupang Corp. is launching IPO (Initial Public Offering) in 2021. The company has declined to provide any comments on the news, but those familiar with the matter state that the information is accurate.It is notable that some consider Coupang as an unprofitable company. However, it attracts investors and expands its services. It is also seen as a strong rival by South Korea’s biggest food delivery app Woowa Brothers Corp. that sold an 87%...