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South Koreans Hold 131 Trillion Won of Digital Assets Abroad, 70% of Reported Overseas Assets: Tax Service

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Crypto makes up 70% of South Korea’s reported overseas assets: Tax agency

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) accounted for the largest share of South Korea’s reported overseas assets in the latest report by the country’s tax organization.South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) issued an official announcement on Sept. 20, stating that 1,432 individuals and corporations reported overseas accounts in cryptocurrency this year.The total

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South Korea focuses on OTC crypto regulations as unlawful deals reach $4B

South Korean regulators have turned their focus to over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trades amid growing concerns about its use for criminal activities. The financial regulators in the country are reportedly monitoring the OTC crypto market trades.According to a report published in a local daily, deputy chief prosecutor Ki No-Seong and Park

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South Korea Tries to Shake Off the Terra Debacle, With Gaming Dominating Web3 Activity

“From the discussions I had with the major ecosystem players, it did have a huge impact that forever changed the Korean [decentralized finance, or DeFi] ecosystem for institutions,” Hoon Kim, the chief technology officer at blockchain project Astar, told CryptoX. “It made it harder for the retail investors to look

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South Korean Bitcoin lender Delio plans to sue regulators: Report

South Korean Bitcoin lender Delio is reportedly preparing for an administrative lawsuit against regulators for the wrong interpretation of law leading to an investigation and hefty fine against the crypto lending firm.Bitcoin lender Delio said the allegations of fraud and embezzlement levied by the Financial Service Committee (FSC) are baseless,

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US court finds South African firm guilty in major crypto scam

Mirror Trading International (MTI) is convicted by a U.S. court for deceiving victims in a Bitcoin scam, facing a restitution order of $1.7 billion. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI) has been convicted in a cryptocurrency fraud case. The complaint against the

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South Korean Hana Bank enters crypto custody business with BitGo

One of the largest South Korean banks, Korea Exchange Bank (KEB Hana Bank), is moving to offer digital asset custody services through a new partnership with major cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo Trust Company.KEB Hana Bank has signed a strategic business agreement with BitGo to jointly establish digital asset custody in

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