Tag: south-korea
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Bithumb says the intruders reached staff messaging, not customer assets
The exchange is still working out whose personal information was taken, and the assurance on assets is its own.
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South Korea has blocked 27 crypto exchange websites, and no longer needs a court to do it
Regulators can now act the moment they spot unregistered activity, with no proof that a single customer has lost money.
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South Korea’s first bank loans backed by bitcoin are out, for companies only, with one confirmed so far
A regional bank has found a way to lend against bitcoin, and has not said what it charges.
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South Korean police charged 26 people over $12.7 million in Polymarket bets
Whether a yes-or-no contract is gambling or a derivative is about to be argued in a Gangwon courtroom instead of a term sheet.
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South Korea is spending a chip windfall on more chips
The record budget is paid for by a semiconductor tax windfall, and it commits the country to that windfall continuing through 2027.