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Police in South Korea contacted the country’s leading exchanges to freeze any funds linked to the embattled Luna Foundation Guard. origin »
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According to local media reports, South Korean police are looking to freeze Luna Foundation Guard’s funds following this month’s historic collapse of the Terra network’s LUNA and UST tokens.
2022-5-24 18:23 | |
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Several exchanges are due to meet with South Koreas ruling party to discuss the Terra depeg incident, and whether they should be accountable for investors lost funds. Police Investigating LFG...
2022-5-24 20:52 | |
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Under new legal interpretation from China’s Supreme People’s Court, raising funds using cryptocurrency is deemed as an illegal activity in the country, according to South China Morning Post. The post China outlaws crypto fundraising, offenders could face jail sentences appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-2-26 06:00 | |
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Binance freezes $27k transaction associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean exchange Upbit
2020-5-14 23:02 | |
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Crypto exchange Binance was accused of freezing an account worth around $1 million. The owner accuses the platform of embezzlement, but the company says it simply followed the requirements of the South Korean police.
2020-4-9 15:00 | |
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Upbit crypto exchange woes are still on after it emerged that foreign clients to this South Korean firm are yet to withdraw their ‘frozen’ funds. The platform suffered a blow when close to $50 million worth of Ether was stolen upon a successful hack towards the end of 2019. Most of the affected clients are […]
2020-2-22 22:02 | |
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South Korean ICO project Contents Protocol will return the majority of its initial funds to token holders
2020-2-19 14:04 | |
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The South Korean-based cryptocurrency wallet PlusToken has allegedly conducted an exit scam, stealing users’ funds. According to a recent report released by FinanceMagnates, the funds stolen are valued at over $3 billion from individuals using the wallet.
2019-7-2 17:53 | |
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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) executed six arrests in connection with an investigation into an international $27 million heist that scammed victims into depositing funds at a fake crypto exchange.
2019-6-27 19:44 | |
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A new diktat by Hong Kong’s financial watchdog has put the global financial hub’s cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians in a spot of bother as they are now required to fully insure the risks of hacking and theft associated with digital currencies, South China Morning Post reports, June 23, 2019.
2019-6-24 15:00 | |
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Exciting times for South Korean bitcoin and altcoin investors as five local exchanges including Bithumb have revised their terms of service to make it possible for traders to get duly compensated should there be an unforeseen circumstance that leads to loss of funds, even if the security breach is not as a result of negligenceRead MoreRead More.
2019-6-17 17:00 | |
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“No Crypto Winter” In Latin America Coinbase CEO As Bitcoin (BTC) passes resistance level after level in 2019, it's safe to say that the crypto-winter is over. Now, many crypto enthusiasts and investors are looking forward to all round growth in Exchange-traded Funds (Etfs), halving spikes as well as institutional interests. The CEO of Coinbase, […]
2019-5-31 21:51 | |
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Hackers from North Korea are making headlines again, this time for going after the funds of users of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange UpBit. The hackers allegedly sent a phishing email to UpBit users earlier this week.
2019-5-31 11:29 | |
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The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.
2019-5-25 21:56 | |
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Tether, a stablecoin tied to the dollar that is meant to mediate the volatility of other cryptocurrencies, is partly backed by bitcoin. As detailed in court documents obtained by The Block, Tether admitted to using some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin, among other assets.
2019-5-22 23:02 | |
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By CCN: The bitcoin bear market might be over, but it hasn’t finished claiming victims. Coinnest — South Korea’s fifth-largest crypto exchange — shut down this week. Users have until April 30 to withdraw any remaining funds.
2019-4-20 23:15 | |
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Top Crypto Exchanges Come Together In An Effort To Retrieve BitHumb’s Stolen Funds As many of our regular readers may recall, late last month, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb fell victim to a hacking scandal which saw the company lose a little over USD $18 million worth of assets. However, as soon as this […]
2019-4-19 20:14 | |
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Bithumb, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms, was recently under the spotlight after a hack resulted in the exchange losing a significant amount of funds. The exchange, earlier today, released a statement on its official blog, asking its customers to stop making cryptocurrency deposits.
2019-4-3 22:30 | |
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb on March 30, 2019, announced that it recently observed “abnormal withdrawal” of crypto holdings from the company’s hot wallet, an incident its employees orchestrated the firm suspects.
2019-4-1 09:00 | |
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Bithumb, the largest bitcoin exchange in South Korea alongside Upbit, has been hacked for around $20 million. The company said that user funds stored in crypto cold storage wallets were not hacked, but corporate funds were moved.
2019-3-31 21:45 | |
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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has had over $13 million in EOS stolen in a hack, but says customer funds are safe.
2019-3-30 13:45 | |
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PANTHEON X is gearing up to deliver incredible solutions in 2019 launching a platform that will change the way people invest in crypto funds. (March 29, 2019; Seoul, South Korea) 2018 was a rough year for cryptocurrency markets, but the market is far from dead, and many are looking for the best opportunity to get back in.
2019-3-29 13:05 | |
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Political dissidents known as the Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) are selling special “post-liberation blockchain visas” for cryptocurrency in a bid to raise funds for overthrowing Kim Jong-un — and they’ve already collected over $57,000 in Bitcoin.
2019-3-20 17:03 | |
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South Korean internet giant Kakao Corp has seen major success during its private initial coin offering (ICO) and will raise more funds this week. Kakao Doubles Down As Bloomberg reported March 10, Kakao, which confirmed it has raised $90 million from token sales, wants to double the figure to $180 million — and could even do so this week.
2019-3-11 14:00 | |
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Coinbin, the South Korean Cryptocurrency exchange which took over hacked exchange Youbit, is filing for bankruptcy with losses equating to over $26 million. Cryptocurrency and Cash Transactions Stopped According to reports by Business Korea, the bankruptcy announcement was made by Coinbin CEO Park Chan-kyu on February 20, 2018.
2019-2-25 22:01 | |
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South Korea has joined the cryptocurrency community when it comes to waiting for the US’ verdict on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF). The nation’s sole bourse operator, Korea Exchange (KRX), admitted that it was carefully observing the constantly-unfolding crypto ETF scenario in the US.
2019-2-24 15:09 | |
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South Korea Waits On SEC Rulings The race for the launch of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been an onerous one. Since the first proposal was plopped on the desk of American regulators, hopefuls and.
2019-2-22 03:22 | |
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CoinSpeaker South Korea Will Remain Firm on Maintaining ICO Ban, Reveals Country’s Financial Watchdog According to FSC, the ban will not be lifted, as firms conducting ICOs were making use of foreign jurisdictions, but still raising funds from South Korean nationals.
2019-2-1 10:49 | |
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Laundering funds with cryptocurrencies in South Korea could soon become a thing of the past if four of the country’s exchanges have their way. According to a local media report, Bithumb, Upbit, Corbit and Coinone have cobbled together to share ‘real-time’ wallet information on any suspicious activity linked to phishing attempts and pyramid schemes.
2019-1-28 20:10 | |
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Every week we seem to read another new story about yet another cryptocurrency exchange hack or scam in which users’ funds are stolen. But this week, a South Korean exchange has flipped the narrative on its head.
2019-1-22 13:56 | |
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A South Korean crypto exchange mistakenly sent its customers BTC and other cryptocurrencies due to an error during an airdrop. Some users immediately sold the coins, causing the prices of a number of cryptocurrencies on the exchange to sharply fall.
2019-1-22 12:50 | |
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For the last two years in the crypto industry, initial coin offerings (ICOs) seemed to be the way to go with raising funds for a project. However, considering the substantial regulatory changes in the industry, research from South Korea shows that there may be a change in this path, leading to the use of security […]
2019-1-22 23:19 | |
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Civic cryptocurrency CEO, Vinny Lingham, has predicted the value of Bitcoin (BTC) to drop below the $3.000 USD mark before facing a bullish momentum. The serial entrepreneur and a shark in South Africa’s Shark Tank also explained his decision to transfer the funds raised through crypto to cash. The $3,000 Mark Is Key For BTC […]
2019-1-11 18:32 | |
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December is an expensive month for anyone, and tech companies across Africa went on a fundraising spree in advance of the festive period last month. Companies from across the continent, in a variety of sectors, raised funding in December.
2019-1-7 13:33 | |
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A major business school in South Korea is now offering a master’s degree in cryptocurrency. Crypto MBA is a one-and-a-half-year program that covers topics such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts, crypto funds, Dapp planning, game theory, and how to write persuasive whitepapers.
2018-12-23 08:35 | |
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A cryptocurrency “airdrop” fundraiser has been launched to help Venezuelans. People are donating funds via a number of different coins to the citizens of the crisis-stricken South American nation — many of whom are refugees.
2018-12-11 09:20 | |
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As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking.
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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A Bitcoin trader from South Africa has reportedly been drugged, kidnapped, and tortured over his Bitcoin holdings. The assault happened after the man followed an invite to an anonymous presentation, highlighting the threats lurking on the internet.
2018-12-4 19:00 | |
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Speculation on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in South Korea seems to be on its last legs. The copious flow of funds into the coffers of cryptocurrency ventures from Korean retail… The post What is an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO)? | The Evolution of a Slowing ICO Market appeared first on CoinCentral.
2018-12-1 15:29 | |
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ICOs might be the most popular way to raise funds in the crypto industry, but their fame could be short-lived. The potential market for security tokens is enormous, with estimates for the broader transition of financial assets to blockchain valued at up to US$24 trillion, the South China Morning Post reported on November 26, 2018.
2018-11-28 22:00 | |
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Earlier this week, a crypto exit scam in South Korea called “Pure Bit” disappeared with more than 16 000 ETH in user funds. On November 4, the group conducted an initial coin offering (ICO) to raise 16 000 ETH (around $2,8 M at current ETH price) to build a cryptocurrency exchange. On November 13, Pure Bit and […]
2018-11-15 15:01 | |
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Pure Bit lured investors in with promises of a rewarding ICO then mysteriously vanished, taking 13,000 worth of ETH with them. There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute The South Korean exchange is accused of pulling an exit scam after raising nearly 13,000 ETH ($2.
2018-11-13 18:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex has announced that it is terminating all services after South Korea’s financial authorities started cracking down on unauthorized crypto funds. The exchange is asking its customers to withdraw their cryptocurrencies before the end-of-service date.
2018-11-11 10:10 | |
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Pure Bit, a cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, has allegedly pulled an exit scam, disappearing with more than $30 million worth of user funds. On Nov. 9, as BlockchainROK, a trusted news source in South Korea reported, the management team of Pure Bit started to delete social media handles of the exchange and kicking users […] The post Crypto Exchange in South Korea Pulls Exit Scam, Stealing $30 Million appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-11-10 12:35 | |
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2018 will certainly go down as the year of the exit scam as yet another initial coin offering (ICO) has disappeared out of thin air – along with millions worth of investors’ cryptocurrency. Blockchain company Pure Bit has seemingly walked off with $2.
2018-11-9 18:17 | |
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The biggest crypto exchange in South Korea, Bithumb was a victim of a massive hack that resulted in a loss of over $30 million of virtual assets. The breach in hot wallet resulted in the exchange immediately stopping their deposits and withdrawal while they moved their funds to the safety of cold storage. Bithumb also […]
2018-10-31 10:00 | |
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Changelly Recovers Over $460,000 In XRP For Bithumb In mid-June, as reported by Ethereum World News, South Korea’s foremost cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, fell victim to a devastating hack, losing a reported $30 million in the breach of its hot wallets, which are actively connected to the web.
2018-10-31 06:10 | |
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South Korean financial regulators are cracking down on unauthorized cryptocurrency funds. In particular, one crypto fund launched by a local exchange is reportedly being investigated. The exchange claims no wrongdoing as its token activities were carried out overseas, but has promptly canceled its plan to launch a second fund.
2018-10-31 02:00 | |
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In this edition of Regulations Roundup, we focus on the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing discussions with companies that are interested in setting up cryptocurrency funds.
2018-10-26 18:45 | |
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South Korea’s opposition People Power Party has moved to delay the country’s 22% cryptocurrency investment tax by three years to Jan. 1, 2030, days after the government kept the levy on track to start in 2027. According to South Korean…
Bithumb has outlined a roadmap to complete its initial public offering in 2028 after detailing upgrades to its governance, financial reporting, and internal control systems. According to Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange is working with leading domestic accounting firms…
South Korea will begin taxing cryptocurrency gains at a combined rate of 22% from Jan. 1, 2027, ending expectations that the long-delayed measure could be postponed for a fourth time. South Korea confirms crypto tax launch Deputy Prime Minister and…
KSNet has partnered with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain payments and AI-driven transaction systems for South Korea’s financial market. KSNet announced on July 30 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Solana Foundation to jointly…
South Korea has approved plans to establish a new 20 trillion won investment account within its sovereign wealth fund to finance artificial intelligence, data centers and other strategic industries while allowing domestic investments for the first time. According to a…
South Korean police have searched the home of former Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok and city offices as part of an investigation into allegations that cryptocurrency assets were omitted from his local election financial disclosure.
KOSPI trading stopped for 20 minutes after an 8.02% fall, while SK Hynix’s ADR closed below its $149 IPO price before earnings.