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South Korea Proposes 20% Ownership Cap on Crypto Exchanges

South Korea's government and ruling party have agreed to propose a 20% ownership cap for major shareholders of local crypto exchanges.Major platforms like Upbit...

Middle East War Halts Korea’s Stock Exchange

The Korean Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading as its Kospi and Kosdaq indexes plunged over 10%, triggered by escalating Middle East conflict.Donald...

S. Korea to Reform Crypto Custody After $1.4M Bitcoin Loss

South Korea's finance minister has announced a major review of how government agencies manage seized cryptocurrency following a series of custody failures.A key incident...

South Korea’s Tax Service Leaks Secret Crypto Keys in Blunder

South Korea’s National Tax Service accidentally published seed phrases in a press photo, revealing private wallet keys.An anonymous user subsequently drained three wallets of...

North Korea-linked deepfake Zoom scam infects macOS systems!

Attackers used staged video calls and a fake Zoom “audio fix” to trick macOS users into installing Malware.The approach matches a previously documented technique...

S. Korea Customs Busts Alleged Crypto Laundering Ring $101M.

The Korea Customs Service says it uncovered an alleged crypto-laundering scheme that moved about 148.9 billion won (roughly $101 million) across borders.Three Chinese nationals...

South Korea delays Lee’s stablecoin bill amid issuer row now

Submission of the Digital Asset Basic Act has been pushed to 2026 amid unresolved issues with stablecoin issuers.The proposed bill would allow stablecoins pegged...

South Korea’s BC Card pilots stablecoin payments for foreigners

BC Card finalized a stablecoin payment pilot involving foreign users paying local merchants in South Korea.The pilot converted stablecoins held in overseas wallets into...

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Fed’s Barr: Stablecoin Rules Need Risk Safeguards

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr stated that the new GENIUS Act provides needed legal clarity but warned its implementation...

Axios NPM Attack Attributed to North Korean Hackers

The compromised Axios npm package, a core tool for millions of developers, delivered a cross-platform backdoor to Windows, macOS,...

Analyst Warns XRP Could Plummet to $0.87 Amid Market Weakness

Analyst CasiTrades projects Ripple XRP could fall to $0.87, indicating significant downside risk from its current ~$1.30 level.Weak macroeconomic...