3 days ago

South Korean funeral company reveals $33 million loss on leveraged ether ETF bet

A Seoul-based funeral services firm disclosed tens of millions of dollars in unrealized losses tied to leveraged ether ETF investm...

1 week ago

OKX, Korea Investment and Securities said to be in talks for 40% of Coinone

OKX's planned move into the South Korean market would echo that of Binance, which completed its acquisition of Seoul-based Gopax l...

1 week ago

Hana Bank to acquire $670 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu

The South Korean bank announced plans for a won-pegged stablecoin, blockchain remittances and tokenized securities.

May 01, 2026

Bithumb scores a legal win in South Korea as six-month suspension is lifted by l...

South Korea's financial watchdog imposed a $24.6 million fine on Bithumb and partial suspension that came into effect last month.

Apr 27, 2026

South Korea's KBank and Ripple are teaming up to fix international money transfe...

KBank is using Palisade, Ripple's software-as-a-service wallet that was acquired earlier this year as part of Ripple's $4 billion...

Apr 27, 2026

From SWIFT to onchain: South Korea’s biggest digital bank taps Ripple for high-s...

KBank is using Palisade, Ripple's software-as-a-service wallet that was acquired earlier this year as part of Ripple's $4 billion...