South Korea

The government of South Korea will reportedly invest 5 trillion won (about $4.4 billion) in the development of eight innovative sectors of the economy...

South Korea’s Ministry of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Startups (MSS) will exclude cryptocurrency exchanges from the Venture Enterprise Classification. According to a press...

The Jeju Island region of South Korea is reportedly seeking approval to establish a Free Zone for Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). According to the...

The South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT is launching a new program aimed at promoting young Korean people in the area of innovative...

If there was any doubt about the legitimacy and liquidity of Korean cryptocurrency exchange, UPbit, it was put to rest on Saturday, August 4...

Bithumb, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, has suspended the creation of new virtual accounts on its platform. This has been...

Police officers in South Korea are investigating a possible fraudulent cryptocurrency deal involving a Seoul-based company, Shinil Group. The company allegedly claimed that it...

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) has revealed it is setting up a department dedicated primarily to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The new department dubbed...

The government of South Korea is taking steps to formalize the position of cryptocurrency exchanges as legitimate financial institutions in the country. Local news...

The leading cryptocurrency in the market, Bitcoin and its second, Ethereum, have both started trading in red losing about 10% of recent gains. The...

Ethereum has gotten a lot of attention from investors these past few weeks thanks to the steady surge in price, but price analysis reveals...

The blockchain community in South Korea under the platform, The Korea Blockchain Association (KBA) is planning a self-regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea....

In South Korea, 14 bitcoin miners have been busted for illegally making use of cheap electricity in industrial complexes to mine cryptocurrencies. The report...

On the 30th of March, the subsidiary of a Beijing-based provider of cryptocurrency trading services, Huobi, announced its official launch in South Korea. Covering 208...

Youbit reportedly reopens after suffering series of hacks and alleged bankruptcy filing. One of the biggest property-and-casualty insurers in South Korea, DB insurance, has denied...

South Koreans are already at the forefront when it came to investing in cryptocurrencies. Recently, however, South Koreans have also started investing in cryptocurrency...

Upbit, the Kakao-backed crypto exchange has just launched a system that will reward users for reporting illegal multilevel cryptocurrency schemes. Upbit is among the many...

South Korea is one of the few countries which have banned ICOs altogether. Currently, it seems like the government of South Korea is trying...

New reports show that South Korea may ease its ban on ICOs soon.   In September, the Financial Services Commission in South Korea, took action to...

MoneyTap mobile app is being launched by 61 bank Japanese consortium. The banks will be using the Ripple protocol in order to instantaneously transfer...