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OpenAI CEO highlights South Korean chips sector for AI growth, investment

Sam Altman, ChatGPT-maker and CEO of OpenAI, who met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 9, urged South Korea to play a leading role in making the chips needed for artificial intelligence (AI) technology while expressing interest to invest in Korean startups and collaborate with bigger chipmakers

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Korean lawmakers rally towards crypto rules in May after grisly murder case: Report

Lawmakers from South Korea are pushing to enshrine stricter regulation of digital assets in the wake of a gruesome murder case involving digital assets. According to a May 18 Bloomberg report, a Korean woman was abducted on March 29 and later murdered in a dispute believed to have stemmed from a

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South Korean prime minister calls for disclosure of crypto holdings by high-ranking officials

South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo is calling for the disclosure and registration of cryptocurrency assets by high-ranking public officials, a local news outlet has reported. In a press conference held at the Sejong Government Complex on May 17, the prime minister reportedly emphasized the importance of including crypto assets in

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Korean Crypto Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb Raided Over Lawmaker’s Crypto Dealings – Exchanges Bitcoin News

South Korean prosecutors have raided two of the country’s largest coin trading platforms within an investigation into the crypto investments of a politician. They seized materials from Upbit and Bithumb amid suspicions of wrongdoing related to the lawmaker’s cryptocurrency holdings. South Korean Law Enforcement Authorities Check Records From 3 Crypto

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Japan leads world in losses from North Korean crypto hacking with 30% of total: Report

Japan is the biggest loser of cryptocurrency to North Korean hackers, according to a study by blockchain analyst Elliptic. Asian countries make up three of the four top targets for the so-called Hermit Kingdom’s hackers, Elliptic found.The study, commissioned and reported on by Japanese financial publication Nikkei, looked at losses

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South Korean authorities raid Upbit, Bithumb crypto exchanges after political scandal

Prosecutors in South Korea raided the offices of two local cryptocurrency exchanges due to investigations surrounding the digital assets of lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk.According to a report from the South Korean news agency Yonhap, a team of prosecutors from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office raided cryptocurrency exchanges Upbit and Bithumb

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South Korean lawmaker leaves political party amid crypto investment controversy

Kim Nam-kuk, a South Korean lawmaker, has announced his departure from the Democratic Party over his alleged crypto dealings while legislating on digital assets. The politician said that he will continue his fight to prove his innocence independently. According to Kim, his departure will relieve party members of the burden brought about by

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