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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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Brazil Delays Crypto Tax Rules Until After 2026 Election

Brazil's Finance Minister, Dario Durigan, will delay new crypto tax consultations until after the 2026 presidential election to avoid...

JP Morgan: US Inflation Risks Build as Fed Holds Rates Steady

Economic growth in Q4 2025 was much weaker than expected, with a sharp 17% drop in federal spending and...

Hong Kong retiree loses $840k in triple crypto scam

A Hong Kong retiree lost approximately $840,000 in a series of three cryptocurrency scams orchestrated via WhatsApp.The scams progressed...

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