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RedotPay Launches Crypto Payment Cards in South Korea via Visa

RedotPay introduces cryptocurrency payment cards in South Korea, enabling users to make purchases with digital assets at any VISA-accepting merchant.The cards support major cryptocurrencies...

Korea Establishes New Cryptocurrency Donation Rules for Non-Profits

Korea's Financial Services Commission has established new rules allowing nonprofits to receive cryptocurrency donations under specific guidelines. New regulations address how cryptocurrency exchanges...

South Korea blocks 14 crypto exchanges on Apple Store amid crackdown

South Korea's Financial Services Commission blocked 14 crypto exchanges on Apple's App Store, including KuCoin and MEXC, for operating without proper registration.The ban follows...

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Steals Record $1.4 Billion in Bybit Hack

North Korea's Lazarus Group stole $1.4 billion from Bybit in February, marking the largest single cryptocurrency hack in history.North Korean Hacking operations are more...

South Korea crypto users surpass 16M after Trump’s election victory

South Korea's crypto exchange users have surpassed 16 million (over 30% of the population), outpacing stock market participation.User numbers jumped by 600,000 following Trump's...

South Korea: Google Play blocks 17 unregistered crypto exchanges

Google Play has restricted access to 17 unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges operating in South Korea at the request of the country's financial regulators.The affected exchanges,...

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...

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Tether backs Drift’s $150M hack recovery, eyes Solana

Tether is supporting a recovery plan for the hacked Solana exchange Drift Protocol, which will switch its primary stablecoin...

Record Bitcoin Miner Selloff in Tightening Q1 2026 Market

Public Bitcoin miners like MARA and CleanSpark sold over 32,000 BTC in Q1 2026, setting a new single-quarter record.Hashprice,...

Tether funds Drift hack victims in swap for USDT adoption

Tether will donate $127.5 million to help Solana-based exchange Drift Protocol recover $286 million stolen by suspected North Korean...