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Bitget CEO Confirms North Korea Behind $352M Crypto Hack

Bitget lost approximately $352 million in a hack attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group.CEO Gracy Chen confirmed the attack shows signs of a North...

Bank of Korea launches 24-hour won settlement pilot for foreign investors

The Bank of Korea launched a pilot of its first 24-hour won settlement network for foreign investors.The network allows settlement of won transactions outside...

South Korea expands crypto Travel Rule to all transfers

South Korea will eliminate the $700 threshold for crypto Travel Rule compliance, applying it to all transfers between registered VASPs.The Cabinet approved amendments to...

South Korea Crypto Volumes Surge 600% as KOSPI Plunges 18%

South Korean crypto trading volumes surged 600% as the KOSPI stock index dropped nearly 18% this week. Investors may be shifting funds to overseas exchanges...

North Korea arrests crypto laundering bank hackers

North Korean authorities arrested a group of former state cyber operators and IT specialists for allegedly Hacking the country's central bank and the Foreign...

South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot

The Bank of Korea plans to launch the second phase of its wholesale CBDC pilot, Project Hangang, as early as September.Two regional banks, Kyongnam...

S. Korea regulator sends Upbit inspection letter over $36M hack

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service formally began sanctions against Dunamu, Upbit’s operator, after the $36 million November 2025 hack.Upbit faced criticism for delaying the...

SK Hynix Ousts Samsung As South Korea’s Top Valued Firm

SK Hynix became South Korea's most valuable listed company on June 22, 2026, with a market cap of $1.35 trillion.The company's surge is driven...

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Porsche abandons 911 NFT project, values down 96%

Porsche has officially shut down its PIONΞERS CIRCLE 911 NFT project, leaving holders with digital artworks that have lost...

GitLab AI Gateway critical flaw enables remote code execution

GitLab disclosed a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-90970, in its AI Gateway with a CVSS score of 9.9.The flaw could allow...

Lloyds: 3 in 4 UK Banks Eye Tokenization Shift

Nearly 75% of major UK financial institutions expect tokenization to reshape financial services, according to a new survey by...