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South Korea considers blocking crypto exchanges operating without licenses

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is investigating crypto exchanges allegedly operating without proper registration as virtual asset service providers (VASPs).Authorities are considering blocking...

Bank of Korea to Launch Digital Currency Trial with Seven Banks in April

South Korea is launching a three-month trial combining tokenized bank deposits and a wholesale CBDC with 100,000 consumers starting in April 2023.Seven major Korean...

South Korea’s Central Bank Takes ‘Cautious Approach’ to Bitcoin Reserve Possibility

South Korea's central bank has ruled out Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve asset, citing high volatility and potential transaction costs during market instability.Casa's...

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Transitions Focus from Banks to Cryptocurrency Firms, Linked to Multiple High-Profile Thefts

north korea is believed to be the only nation leveraging Hacking capabilities specifically for financial gain, though it doesn't officially acknowledge Lazarus Group.Cryptocurrency firms...

FBI: North Korea Behind Record $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist from Bybit

FBI has attributed the record $1.5 billion Bybit cryptocurrency heist to North Korean Hackers, identifying the attack as "TraderTraitor."Stolen assets are being rapidly converted...

South Korea to Allow Corporate Crypto Trading in Phased Rollout, Financial Firms Still Restricted

South Korea will allow corporates to trade cryptocurrencies in a phased approach starting with non-profits and universities in H1 2024. Listed companies must have minimum...

South Korea’s Sogang University AI Lab Adopts Theta EdgeCloud for Advanced Language Research

Sogang University's Language & Data Intelligence Laboratory becomes EdgeCloud's twentieth academic and enterprise customer. The partnership expands Theta's academic network in South Korea, joining institutions...

South Korea’s Martial Law Halts Crypto Reforms, STO Plans Pushed to 2025

South Korea's martial law declaration halts crypto sector reforms until political crisis resolves. Securities token offerings and corporate crypto accounts implementation delayed indefinitely. Crypto taxation postponed...

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Monero Spy Node Map Shows Public XMR Nodes, Even in Antarctica

A new interactive map of public Monero (XMR) nodes has emerged, showing worldwide distribution including Antarctica.P2Pool released version 4.7...

Bitcoin Climbs Above $105K; Signs Suggest Rally Nearing Top

Bitcoin holds above $105,000 in early week trading across Asia, though signals of “overheating” appear.CryptoQuant reports rising bitcoin demand...

GameStop Buys $512M in Bitcoin, Joins Corporate Crypto Trend

GameStop purchased 4,710 Bitcoin, valued at $512 million, as a corporate treasury asset. The company’s CEO called Bitcoin a hedge...

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