South Korea imposes departure ban on Terraform Labs employees
The move is to ensure Terraform employees are available for the ongoing investigation of the crash of the blockchain's LUNA and UST tokens.
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South Korean exchanges team up to prevent another Terra-like crash
Five of the country's top exchanges, including Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax, have agreed to form a joint council to work on investor protection rules autonomously.
Why did Upbit and Bithumb just delist Litecoin?
The move comes after the activation of the privacy feature MimbleWimble and brings the total number of digital currency exchanges that have delisted Litecoin to five, including Upbit and Bithumb.
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 90: ‘Crypto’ scams net $1B, Binance probed and global industry updates
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South Korea government earmarks $117M to invest in metaverse projects
The investment aims to kickstart the metaverse space in South Korea by supporting companies and creating jobs in the nascent industry.
South Korea to launch a Digital Assets Committee in continued reaction to Terra’s collapse
The Digital Assets Committee is an initiative of the ruling People's Power Party as it intends to reorganize and broaden the Special Committee on Virtual Assets created in May as an emergency response to Terra's UST and LUNA tokens' crash.
LUNA2 listed by major exchanges, but still no BSV
As authorities in South Korea investigate Do Kwon and Terraform Labs due to the LUNA/UST implosion, major exchanges like Kraken, FTX, and Binance listed LUNA2 without a second thought.
Terraform Labs: South Korean prosecutors open probe of staff over UST crash
Apart from issuing a subpoena, prosecutors also secured a statement from an employee who stated that some staffs were against the launch of TerraUSD (UST) as even the pilot model failed.
South Korea looking to tighten supervision of digital currency exchanges
The country's parliament plans to introduce laws that will increase the supervision of digital currency exchanges, as discussed during a two-day National Assembly emergency seminar held this week.
South Korea: Litecoin privacy upgrade worries Upbit exchange
Upbit has issued an investment warning about Litecoin (LTC) to its users, who have been left on edge because of its upgrade that introduces confidential transactions.
South Korean police want exchanges to freeze funds connected to Terra’s LFG
South Korean police have sent notices to digital currency exchanges requesting that they freeze all funds related to Luna Foundation Guard (LFG).
South Korea plans to make licensing digital currency industry stricter
The FSC report highlights new regulations that introduce stricter licensing requirements for digital currency exchanges and token issuers based on the risks involved.