South Korea: Authorities arrest 25 Kimchi premium traders
Police in South Korea said the 25 processed $72,000 in illegal BTC trades throughout 2021 on OTC trading platforms, violating the country’s foreign exchange laws.
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The remittances sent abroad are worth over KRW2 trillion and were said to have been made by trading the Kimchi premium, exploiting the difference in prices.