
South Korea
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20 August, 2021
LINE digital currency exchange to pull Korean operations as regulatory deadline approaches
LINE’s Bitfront exchange is reportedly shutting down its Korean language service as of September 14, as well as halting all...
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12 August, 2021
Samsung confirms participation in Bank of Korea CBDC pilot
The pilot, which began at the end of July, aims to build a platform for supporting a central bank digital...
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7 August, 2021
South Korea to shut down 11 local digital currency exchanges: report
The Financial Services Commission reportedly plans on denying 11 local exchanges approval to serve the South Korean market as it...
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6 August, 2021
Here’s how Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot is taking shape, as explained by blockchain exec
The pilot is to take part over two stages, with the initial basic testing phase set to conclude by December...
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28 July, 2021
South Korea to seize digital currencies from tax dodgers in proposed law
To help share the burden of taking care of its aging population, the South Korean government has been hiking taxes...
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27 July, 2021
South Korea warns foreign exchanges to register by Sept 24 or risk being shut down
Under the Specific Financial Information Act, any exchange operator that continues to operate past the deadline without registering is liable...