AZTEC Rockets 69% After Securing Two New Listings in South Korea
TL;DR: Aztec surged 69% in 24 hours to $0.03255 after being listed on South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb with KRW trading pairs. The addition of
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Regulatory Meltdown: Seoul Scrambles to Explain $43B Bithumb Bitcoin Error
TL;DR Bithumb’s Feb. 6 promo glitch credited 2,000 BTC per user instead of 2,000 won, showing 620,000 BTC and a $43B paper error that sparked selling.
South Korean Prosecutors Retrieve $21.4M in Stolen Crypto After Internal Phishing Error
TL;DR BTC Recovery: South Korean Prosecutors retrieved $21.4M in Bitcoin after a hacker returned 320.8 BTC following a phishing‑enabled theft. Security Response: Authorities moved the recovered
Mirae Asset Takes Over Korbit in $93M Move While Regulators Tighten Control
TL;DR Mirae Asset will buy 92% of Korbit for $93 million in cash, acquire the stakes held by Nexon and SK Planet, and integrate it as
South Korean Police Report Loss of Seized BTC
South Korean police have acknowledged that Bitcoin seized in 2021 has gone missing from a cold wallet, according to local media outlet The Dong-A Ilbo. Authorities
$43B Ghost Bitcoin Scandal: South Korea Investigates Bithumb
TL;DR: A human error credited 620,000 non-existent BTC to user accounts during a promotional event. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is investigating legal violations and internal
$44B Bitcoin Giveaway Glitch Puts Bithumb Under Korean Scrutiny, Rekindles CEX Risk Debate
TL;DR South Korean regulators opened an emergency review after a Feb. 6 promotion error credited users with at least 2,000 BTC each, implying 600,000+ BTC. Selling
South Korea Jails Crypto CEO for 3 Years Over Alleged Market‑Rigging Scheme
A South Korean court sentenced Jong-hwan Lee, CEO of a local crypto exchange, to three years in prison for market manipulation. The ruling marks the first
KBank Registers Stablecoin Wallet Brands, Tapping Upbit PartnershipKBank Registers Stablecoin Wallet Brands, Tapping Upbit Partnership
KBank, the South Korean neobank and exclusive partner of Upbit, filed 13 trademark applications for stablecoin wallets ahead of its upcoming IPO. Registered names include KSC
South Korea Expands AI Systems to Track Crypto Manipulation
TL;DR South Korea’s financial watchdog upgrades its AI system (VISTA) to automatically detect potential crypto price manipulation. An exhaustive sliding-window search technique identifies suspicious periods without
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