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Singapore’s Crypto Future; Korea 'White Day' NFTs a Hit

Singapore reinvents its “crypto hub” image. A discussion on Improving financial inclusion via tokenization. Competition heating up for Korea’s CU stores' White Day NFTs. Designer jewelry auction highlights both the practical and fun side to NFTs. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Icon’s ICX Rockets 70% as Crypto-Friendly Candidate Wins South Korean Presidential Election

The South Korean project recorded an unusual bounce on Thursday after Yoon Suk-yeol was elected president.

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Conservative Candidate Yoon Suk-Yeol Wins South Korea’s Presidential Election

Yoon defeated his Liberal Party opponent in a contest in which cryptocurrency issues were unusually prominent.

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Crypto Policy Is on the Agenda in Seoul as South Koreans Head to the Polls

Platforms of both major parties mention digital assets during a campaign that is historically close.

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Korea’s Crypto Unicorns; Hong Kong’s E-CNY Pilot

Bybit signs Oracle Red Bull Formula 1 sponsorship deal. Korea’s crypto sector spawns two unicorns. Hong Kong an ideal cross-border e-CNY testbed. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Alibaba and Canaan’s AI team up; AI makes NFT

Korean university to issue NFT graduation certificates. Alibaba and Canaan team up on AI. Auction data to make Valentine’s NFT bloom. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Young, Crypto-Savvy Voters May Hold Key to South Korea's Next Election

Presidential candidates woo young retail investors who may decide the outcome.

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KPMG Canada Exec on Adding Crypto to Its Balance Sheet: ‘We Believe in This Sector’

The Canadian branch of accounting giant KPMG has acquired bitcoin and ether on its balance sheet. KPMG Canada’s Kareem Sadek shares his insights into the firm making its first allocation of crypto assets to its corporate treasury.

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RBI Chief’s Crypto Warning; Korean Crypto Execs Jailed

Indian central bank chief says crypto “not even a tulip.” Korean gaming giant Netmarble partners with Binance. Korean crypto exchange execs found guilty in $1.9 billion fraud case. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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7 Crypto Exchange Executives Handed Prison Sentences for $1.7B Fraud in South Korea: Report

The exchange's former CEO was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

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