Category: South Korea
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Largest South Korean Exchange Launches Crypto Market Indices
The largest crypto exchange in South Korea by trading volume, Bithumb, has launched two cryptocurrency market indices. One tracks all coins listed on the exchange while the other tracks only altcoins. Meanwhile, Upbit, the country’s largest crypto exchange by the number of coins listed, has two similar indices and sub-indices divided into three broad categories.…
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Korean Crypto Exchange Sued for Controversial Token Schemes
A lawsuit has reportedly been filed in South Korea against a local cryptocurrency exchange over its price-pumping schemes involving token issuance. The suit alleges that Cashierest’s token which pays dividends and rebates transaction fees to investors violates the country’s capital markets law. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals The Lawsuit South…
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Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain Up Nearly 300 Percent in 2018
According to a recently published Diar report, venture capital investments in crypto and blockchain companies have nearly tripled in the first three quarters of 2018 from that of 2017. Diar references data from Pitchbook that reveals that blockchain and crypto-related companies have raised approximately $3.9 billion in venture capital this year. This figure represents a…
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Total of 7 Crypto Exchanges and 158 Wallets Hacked in South Korea, Police Find
The South Korean National Police Agency has produced a report of all hacking incidents of crypto exchanges and wallets in the country during the past three years. According to local media, there were seven hacking cases of crypto exchanges and 158 cases of wallet hacks, 91 of which happened this year. However, only six arrests…
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Tax Evasion Spotlighted as Swiss Banks Start Sharing Client Data
Switzerland has started sharing financial account information with tax authorities in dozens of countries as a way of fighting tax evasion, but Africa, which loses about $60 billion in illicit flows each year, mostly into European banks, is conspicuous by its absence from the deal. Swiss bank accounts have long been stereotyped as enablers of…
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South Korean Regulators Discuss Proposals for ICO Legislation
Korean lawmakers are increasingly pushing for the regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) with multiple bills currently pending at the National Assembly. This includes a proposed amendment to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. Meanwhile, the Korean Blockchain Association has also come up with its own set of guidelines for crypto exchanges and ICOs. Also read: 160…
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South Korean Lawmakers Call out Country’s Delay in Regulating Token Issuances and Cryptocurrencies
Pointing out the government’s delay in regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs) since a year, South Korean lawmakers called for swift regulatory action in a parliamentary forum on Oct. 2, reported Business Korea. After China put forth a resistive stance with their infamous blanket ban on crypto-assets in September 2017, South Korea followed suit and banned…
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South Korea Excludes Crypto Exchanges from Venture Firm Certification, Tax Rate Increases 100 Percent
Cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea faced the dreaded government hammer last week, as the authorities decided to exclude the burgeoning business type from the country’s “Venture Company” certification, reported Business Korea on Oct.1. The certification provides small and medium businesses with tax breaks, relaxed government policies, and privileged support for raising funds and acquiring lines…