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South Korean Intelligence Service Informs Crypto Exchanges About Cyberthreats – Exchanges Bitcoin News

The South Korean state intelligence agency is now providing crypto trading platforms with information about attempts to breach their cybersecurity. The help for the country’s digital asset exchanges comes amid growing threats, local media reported. Intelligence Service Offers Cybersecurity Assistance to Major South Korean Crypto Exchanges South Korea’s National Intelligence Service

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South Africa finishes technical PoC for wholesale CBDC settlement system

South Africa has taken another step closer to implementing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) concludes a technical proof-of-concept for the project.The project, titled Project Khokha 2 (PK2), is the second phase of SARB’s Project Khokha (PK1), launched in 2018. It experimented with

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South Korea’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ Evaporates; Major Cryptos Tumble on Fed Minutes, Continued Global Uncertainty

In an interview with CryptoX TV's "First Mover" program, Scott Freeman, co-founder and partner of financial services firm JST Capital, suggested the global unrest was hurting bitcoin's price, despite major buys over the past 10 days by Terra's Luna Foundation and MicroStrategy (MSTR), which purchased over $190 million in the

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South Korea Election Made Crypto a Big Issue, but There’s No Guarantee of a Follow-Through; Cryptos Suffer Weekend Decline

Since Russia began its unprovoked attack, bitcon, has risen and dipped within the $37,000 to $45,000 price range that it entered in late January. "It's been another range-bound, indecisive week for Bitcoin and the crypto markets where the market leader has failed to make any meaningful headway on the upside,"

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South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly President Who Vows to Deregulate Digital Asset Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News

South Korean voters have elected a crypto-friendly president. Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party has vowed to deregulate the crypto industry and introduce favorable tax laws for crypto investors. “To realize the unlimited potential of the virtual asset market, we must overhaul regulations that are far from reality

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ICON’s ICX Rockets 70% as Crypto-Friendly Candidate Wins South Korean Presidential Election

"This week has been, what many consider, a positive turning point for the crypto and digital assets industry," said James Wo, founder of crypto fund DFG, in a Telegram message. "With 2 global leaders such as the US and South Korea signaling the intent to work on analyzing and educating

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Signs Point Upward for Crypto in India and South Korea; Bitcoin and Ether Soar on US Executive Order

Recently, bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, was trading at around $42,000, up about 3% over the past 24 hours. Ether, the second-largest crypto by market cap, was changing hands at about $2,700, a roughly 1.5% gain over the same period. Both bitcoin were up even higher earlier on

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