South Korea’s Financial Services Commission began enforcing stricter VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) registration standards on August 20, 2026, adding major-shareholder review, a 200 percent ...
South Korea ordered internet providers to block domestic access to Polymarket after the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee voted on Aug. 18 to classify ...
South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-chul confirmed that crypto gains will be taxed starting January 2027, ending one of the longest-running delays in the ...
Fifteen lawmakers from South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, led by Kim Sang-hoon, filed an amendment on July 28 that would let the Financial Intelligence ...
South Korea bank blockchain payments arrive in August, when KB Kookmin Bank becomes the first Korean lender to run corporate transfers on JPMorgan's Kinexys network. The rollout covers US dollar transfers across 10 countries, including the United States, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia.
The KOSPI record high 2026 marked a historic milestone on May 26, when South Korea's main stock index hit 8,131 for the first time ever. Over 165 trillion Korean Won, roughly $118 billion USD, was added to the market in a single trading session.
South Korea's stock market added ₩485 trillion in a single session after Samsung averted a massive worker strike on May 21, 2026. The South Korean stock market surge came after a last-minute deal stopped what would have been the largest work stoppage in semiconductor history.
Key Takeaways South Korea’s leading digital-first lender, KBank, is one of the country’s first internet-only banks serving over 10 million customers. It has joined forces ...
Key Takeaways Unblurred Photo Leads to $4.8 Million Crypto Heist In the world of “security first,” South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) just gave us ...
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has deployed an advanced AI system called VISTA to detect crypto manipulation across all domestic exchanges 24/7. The system analyzes trading activity from seconds to months, automatically flagging wash trading, spoofing, and coordinated schemes, with violators facing life imprisonment under strict capital markets laws.
Key Takeaways The race to digitize the South Korean won has taken a significant leap forward. Blockchain heavyweight Wemade has officially integrated Chainlink Labs into ...
Key Takeaways South Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has submitted proposals to introduce spot crypto ETFs and regulate stablecoins during the second ...
