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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...

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Leads Spear Phishing Crypto Attacks

Lazarus Group led spear phishing attacks to steal funds across multiple sectors, including cryptocurrency, over the past year.Spear phishing involves sending targeted fake emails...

North Korea Controls Up to 40% of Crypto Apps, Security Alarm

North Korean operatives are present in 15-20% of all cryptocurrency companies.They may control 30-40% of all cryptocurrency applications.North Korean Hackers have stolen over $3...

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CME, ICE Seek Stricter Hyperliquid Oversight

Hyperliquid's HYPE token surged over 5% despite market-wide losses, buoyed by the launch of the Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP)...

THORChain Exploited: $10M Loss, Trading Paused

THORChain, a cross-chain liquidity protocol, was likely exploited for an estimated $10 million in crypto assets.The trading protocol has...