Korea

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

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...

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 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...

Radiant Capital is shutting down its core operations after failing to recover from a $50 million exploit attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group in...

Korea Investment & Securities and OKX Ventures each acquire a 20% stake in the Korean crypto exchange Coinone.The investment creates a shareholding split between...

South Korean prosecutors charged five people with a "rug pull" of the CatFi meme coin on Pump.fun.The landmark case is the first application of...