South Korea confirms 22% crypto tax starting January 2027: Report
South Korea’s Finance Ministry has confirmed that a long-delayed tax on crypto gains will take effect as scheduled in January 2027. Moon Kyung-ho, director of...
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Upbit adds B3 Korean won pair as Base token gains Korea access
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has added B3 to its Korean won market, giving local traders direct access to the Base-linked token. Summary Upbit opened...
Aave court motion rejects North Korea ETH claim
Aave court motion filed today in New York asks a federal judge to unfreeze $71 million in ETH. Summary Aave LLC filed an emergency motion...
North Korea denies crypto hacks, Upbit’s bank tests Ripple: Asia Express
Everything that happened in crypto news in Asia over the past seven days: Asia Express. In this issue North Korea denies cybercrime claims amid crypto...
South Korea crypto sector warns AML proposal goes too far: Report
South Korea’s crypto industry has reportedly warned that proposed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rule changes could create operational confusion by forcing virtual asset service providers (VASPs)...
North Korea denies TRM Labs data tying it to major crypto hacks
North Korea has rejected allegations of state-backed cryptocurrency theft even as new data ties it to most global hack losses in early 2026. Summary TRM...
Bithumb wins court stay on six‑month Korea FIU suspension
Seoul’s Administrative Court has stayed a six‑month partial suspension against Bithumb, halting Korea FIU’s harshest crypto penalty while the exchange fights it in court. Summary...
South Korea seeks 20-year sentence for Delio CEO over $169M crypto fraud
South Korean prosecutors have requested a 20-year prison sentence for the CEO of crypto deposit service Delio, calling the scale of alleged fraud against thousands...
Ripple KBank Deal Tests Blockchain Remittances in South Korea
South Korea’s KBank signed a strategic partnership with Ripple on April 27 to test blockchain-based cross-border remittances, marking Ripple’s second Korean institutional deal this month...
South Korea Arrests Man for a Fake AI Wolf Photo That Raised Alarms
In brief South Korean police arrested a 40-year-old man for distributing an AI-generated photo of escaped wolf Neukgu. Daejeon city issued an emergency text to...