OKX Ventures Invests $53M in Korea’s Coinone Exchange
TL;DR: OKX Ventures will invest $53 million to acquire a 19.6% stake in Coinone, one of South Korea’s five licensed exchanges. Korea Investment & Securities will
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South Korea Tightens Crypto API Rules as DAXA Cracks Down on Shared Key Abuse
TL;DR: Regulatory Standard: The Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) approved a mandatory regulation requiring the invalidation of API credentials under suspicion of illegal sharing. Trading Metrics:
Prosecutors Unveil First DEX Rug‑Pull Case in South Korea Targeting CATFI Team
TL;DR: South Korea arrested five people over the CatFi rugpull, a Solana memecoin launched on Pump.fun in early 2025. The case marks the first application of
South Korea Probes Polymarket Over Gambling Concerns
Focus Gaming News reported on May 21, 2026, that South Korean regulators have begun a formal review of Polymarket. The review will examine whether the prediction
South Korea to Review Crypto Tax Repeal Petition
South Korea’s National Assembly petition page shows that a public petition seeking repeal of the country’s crypto tax plan has crossed the 50,000-signature threshold. The milestone
South Korea’s NHN KCP Bets Big on 2-Second Stablecoin Payments
South Korean payment giant NHN KCP has just launched a stablecoin payment pilot program powered by Avalanche infrastructure. Developed in collaboration with Ava Labs via an
South Korean Funeral Firm Loses $33M In Risky Bitmine ETF Bet Using Customer Funds
TL;DR: The firm Bumo Sarang accumulated unrealized losses of 49.3 billion won at the close of the year 2025 due to its financial exposure in an
Tether Files 7 South Korea Trademarks, Sparking Won-Pegged USDT Speculation
TL;DR Tether filed 7 trademark applications in South Korea, including KRWT and WONTETHER, fueling speculation about a potential won-pegged stablecoin. The registrations arrive as South Korea
Tether Secures Korean Trademark Rights, Signaling Deeper Push Into Local Market
TL;DR: Tether filed seven trademark applications in South Korea, covering its corporate name, logo and the gold-backed stablecoin XAUT. The applications span the full brand identity,
Bumo Sarang Faces $32.7M Paper Loss On ETH ETF
A 2025 audit disclosure filed with South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission shows that Bumo Sarang recorded roughly 49.3B won, or $32.7M, in unrealized losses after investing
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