Tagged: korea

September 23, 2025 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

​As digital assets move into the institutional mainstream, regulatory frameworks are evolving to match the pace of innovation. This forum brings together Korean policymakers, global regulators, financial institutions, exchanges, and institutional investors to explore the shifting landscape of crypto regulation—across trading, custody, payments, and compliance…. Read More

September 10, 2025 @ 4:26 am By Michael Wong  |  

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it plans to issue new licenses for platforms that trade fractional investment securities, establishing a legal framework for services that until now operated under a regulatory sandbox. Fractional investment services allow multiple investors to buy shares in ownership… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SentBe is preparing to launch its individual small-scale overseas remittance service globally. The move follows the launch of SentBiz KRW Collection for businesses needing Korean Won collection and multi-currency settlements within the Korean market. Targeting those who need to send money outside of their country,… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 9:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Korea’s cryptocurrency industry is poised for significant growth as the global crypto landscape undergoes major shifts, with Chinese crypto exchanges faltering and the world’s largest exchange, Binance, facing legal challenges in the US, the Korea Times reported. In a recent development, Binance was ordered by… Read More

November 17, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic – the firm enabling blockchain analytics and data intelligence – and CODE – a South Korean Travel Rule solution provider – have launched a partnership which represents Elliptic’s entrance into the Korean market. The new alliance will help companies in the country ramp up… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mirae Asset Securities, an investment firm and brokerage with more than $500 billion in AUM, has chosen Polygon to pursue digital securities or asset tokenization. According to a note from Mirae, the Mirae Asset Security Token Working Group is working to build the infrastructure for… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Do Kwon is expected to stand trial in Montenegro before facing charges in other interested jurisdictions. Kwon is the founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the crypto company that created TerraUSD and LUNA. TerraUSD was an aspiring algorithmic stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. The… Read More

March 24, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  After trying to evade law enforcement for around six months, Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon has now been taken into police custody in Montenegro. Kwon and Terraform Labs were responsible for TerraUSD, an aspiring algorithmic stablecoin, and sister crypto Luna, which collapsed last year… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

B2B B2B2C blockchain based luxury platform GUHADA recently announced that it has completed attracting an 8 billion KRW Series B investment. Leading domestic venture capital firms such as Korea Investment Partners, Woori Bank,  DTNI Investment (DTNI), BM Ventures participated in the Series B investment round…. Read More

February 12, 2023 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Transaction Tracking, announced that it has signed a Virtual Asset Customization (Consignment) contract with Korea Digital Asset (KODA). Through this contract, KODA’s virtual asset consignment system “will… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a US-based online capital formation platform, now operating in Europe, has launched the website for Republic Asia. Last year, Republic closed on its acquisition of Seedrs – a large UK-based platform that has also been operating on the European continent. In March of 2022,… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 9:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX, a Singapore-regulated digital assets exchange for private securities, has received an additional $20 million in new capital as part of a “pre-Series B” funding round. The money came from both existing and new investors – notably, Korea’s largest banking group – KB Financial Group… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Services Commission of Korea has issued a warning to 16 unregistered “Virtual Asset Service Providers” or VASPs – the term utilized by the FATF for crypto exchanges. According to a statement by the Commission, the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) has notified 16… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 11:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2021 the Korean government cracked down on digital asset exchanges requiring the crypto trading platforms to receive regulatory approval to operate. While some were approved before a strict deadline the bulk struggled to meet the requirements. One of these was GOPAX. Today, according to… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PeopleFund (CEO Joey Kim), South Korea’s online lending platform focused on consumer loans, announced recently the completion of a KRW75.9 billion (appr. $6.45 million) Series C round of funding raising from international financial institutions – which includes Bain Capital, Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

If you are a Bitcoin maximalist, times are good. Reports keep rolling in regarding the acceptance and utilization of crypto and more specifically Bitcoin thus helping to drive the price of BTC higher. Today, CNBC is reporting that Mastercard will soon allow banks and merchants… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

AI startup Upstage has raised $27 million in a Series A funding round led by SoftBank Ventures Asia and Company K Partners. Other investors include TBT Partners, Premier Partners, Stonebridge Ventures, and Primer Sazze Fund. Korea-based Upstage is a firm that develops technologies designed to… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global accelerator program Plug and Play announced on Tuesday the launch of its new office in Seoul, Korea. Plug and Play reported its Korea division will primarily focus on corporate innovation in the areas of Financial Services (Fintech, Insurtech, and Health) and Smart Cities (Mobility &… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial regulators in South Korea are reportedly discussing the launch of an updated regulatory framework for overseas remittances made by investors. These traders are allegedly trying to make huge profits by capitalizing on Bitcoin price gaps found on different cryptocurrency exchanges based in Korea and… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed several legislative updates that could potentially give it more control over payment settlements in the Fintech sector. The Bank of Korea (BOK), the nation’s central bank, has stated that these proposed guidelines would create redundant regulations. As… Read More