South Korea

South Korean Lawmaker Seeks to Tighten Cryptocurrency Rules

Efforts to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies in South Korea are moving forward with a proposed series of legislative amendments.

Par Wolfie Zhao2 août 2017

South Korean bitcoin exchange Coinplug has announed a new joint remittance venture with the fintech subsidiary of Japan-based investment group SBI.

Par Wolfie Zhao31 juil. 2017

A revision to domestic law in South Korea could soon set the stage for the nascent cryptocurrency industry to be regulated.

Par Chuan Tian18 juil. 2017

South Korea's largest bitcoin and ether exchange is moving to compensate users after its data systems were compromised.

Par Stan Higgins5 juil. 2017

A subsidiary of multinational electronics firm LG has announced it intends to investigate blockchain use cases in finance.

Par Chuan Tian29 juin 2017

The South Korea government plans to auction 216 bitcoins that it confiscated during a 2016 criminal investigation.

Par Wolfie Zhao16 juin 2017

A subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group has launched a new blockchain service focused on trade logistics.

Par Stan Higgins16 mai 2017

Bank of Korea has published a new working paper that speculates on how a cryptocurrency economy would impact central banks.

Par Stan Higgins24 avr. 2017

A South Korean provincial government recently tapped technology developed by blockchain startup Blocko for a vote on community funding.

Par Garrett Keirns7 mars 2017

The Bank of Korea has published research on issues it believes could hinder distributed ledger adoption, with a "supernode" being one solution.

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