Automakers investing in the South as EVs change the auto industry

Jack Weaver, an 82-year-old retired dairy farmer whose house sits on a Civil War battlefield, lives near General Motors’ Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. Michael Wayland / CNBC SPRING HILL, Tenn....

South Korea Takes 3 Suspects In For Multi-Billion Crypto Fraud

Anurag is working as a fundamental writer for The Coin Republic since 2021. He likes to exercise his curious muscles and research deep into a topic. Though he covers various aspects of the crypto indu...

South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator to Expedite Crypto Legislation – crypto.news

South Korea’s Financial Service Commissioner (FSC) chairman, Kim Joo-Hyun, has announced plans to accelerate the formation of cryptocurrency regulations. Kim declared at the National Assembly that a t...

South Korean authorities make first arrests in multi-billion crypto probe

Weeks after South Korean authorities raided several local cryptocurrency exchanges in connection with the investigation of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem collapse, the country’s prosecutors made their fir...

South Korea’s financial watchdog wants to ‘quickly’ review crypto legislation: Report

The chair of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said the regulator plans to expedite its review of 13 bills pending in the country’s National Assembly related to digital assets. According to ...

South Korea Arrests 3 Suspects in $3.4 Billion worth Crypto-related Probe

South Korean prosecutors on Thursday arrested three people in a probe of $3.4 billion worth of foreign-exchange transactions for possible connections to illegal crypto-related crimes.  Per the local m...

Australian, South Korean Investors Pour More Cash Into SpaceX At $125 Billion Price Tag

Onlookers in Seoul, South Korea watched SpaceX launch the nation’s first lunar orbiter on August 5, 2022. Now a South Korean investment firm is pouring millions into the rocket startup. AFP via ...

Task Force to Expedite Review of South Korean Virtual Asset Bills

South Korea’s top financial regulator has assigned a task force to “expedite the review process of bills on virtual assets,” said its chairman Kim Joo-hyun. The task force will consist of private-sect...

USD/ZAR forecast as the South African rand makes a comeback

The USD/ZAR price dropped to the lowest point since June 29th as the market focused on the relatively weak US consumer inflation data. The pair dropped to a low of 16.12, which was about 6.50% below t...

South Korea double downs on crypto regulation, arrests 3 people over illegal trading biz

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) will hasten the process of reviewing the current bills on crypto regulation, South Korea’s Edaily reported on Aug. 11. FSC chairman Kim Joo-Hyun told ...

South Korea’s Klaytn Announces Its Partnership with DeFi Protocol 1inch

In its recent partnership with 1inch, Klaytn will benefit from improved token swaps as well as stronger liquidity. This partnership will help Klaytn unlock an additional 257 liquidity sources. Klaytn,...

Crypto.com Secures Two Important Regulatory Licenses in South Korea  – crypto.news

Crypto.com has announced that it has successfully secured the Electronic Financial Transaction Act (EFTA) and Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), two important regulatory licenses that will enable ...

South Korean Web 2 Metaverse Platform Zepeto Gets a Web3 Makeover

In the existing version, users interact through avatars, which they can personalize with virtual accessories. A marketplace called Zepeto Studio allows third parties – from small digital artists to gl...

South African Web3 Firm Fractionalizes Rare ZAR Proof Coins into NFTs

South African Web3 tech company Momint has fractionalized a set of rare gold, silver, and bronze coins from 130 years ago into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This complete denomination set of proof coins...

CryptoCom Secures a Regulatory Approval in South Korea

CryptoCom – received Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider registration from the South Korean regulators after acquiring the payment service provider – PnLink Co. – a...

Crypto.com secures operational license in South Korea

Crypto exchange, Crypto.Com, has expanded its coast to South Korea. The move manifested after it obtained a regulatory license from the country’s authorities. Crypto.com confirmed the development thro...

What Do We Know About The Crypto.com Expansion Into South Korea

Crypto.com is one of the world’s fastest growing digital asset trading platform. It has recently spoken about its acquisitions in South Korea which would help in Crypto.com’s South Korea expansion pla...

Crypto.com deals pave way to South Korea licenses

Crypto wallet firm Crypto.com has obtained two licenses in South Korea through the purchase of two local startups.  The company secured the licenses through the acquisition of PnLink and OK-BIT, accor...

Crypto.com Gets South Korea Green Light Following Local Acquisitions

Cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has made a pair of acquisitions in South Korea, giving it the authority to operate and as a virtual-asset service provider. Crypto.com acquired payment service provi...

Crypto.com Acquires Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider Registration in South Korea

The company did not specify, whether this means it can provide the entire range of its crypto trading services in the country or if there are still any conditions that must be met. Crypto.com has anno...

CryptoCom Expands Into South Korea With New Acquisitions

Popular cryptocurrency exchange CryptoCom has expanded into South Korea through new acquisitions. The trading platform has acquired two Korean financial services providers. CryptoCom on Monday announc...

Crypto.com Buys South Korean Startups to Compete With Local Giants

The exchange announced its local acquisitions during Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul The buyouts helped Crypto.com gain registration under South Korea’s Electronic Financial Transaction Act Crypto mark...

South Korea Marks a Significant Regulatory Milestone For Crypto.com

41 mins ago | 2 mins read Market News Virtual asset service provider will enable Crypto.com to offer custody and exchange services for digital assets. Crypto.com has more than 50 million users. The wo...

Crypto.com earns license of operation in South Korea 1

Crypto.com has announced that it has been awarded a license which will see the firm operate across South Korea. In the blog post, the firm said that it acquired two local companies across the country....

Crypto.com Secures EFTA and VSP Registration in South Korea

Crypto.com has announced that it has acquired PnLink Co., Ltd. and OK-BIT Co., Ltd. to secure Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider registration in South Korea. PnLin...

Crypto.com secures South Korea regulatory licenses with key acquisitions

Crypto.com has announced expansion into South Korea via the acquisition of two locally registered firms – the payments provider PnLink Co. and virtual asset platform OK-BIT Co. With the deals, Crypto....

Crypto.com Aims at Expansion in South Korea amid Crypto Meltdown

Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com has been on an expansion drive, with its latest bet being in South Korea, according to Bloomberg.  Crypto.com has revealed the acquisition of South Korean vi...

Crypto.com hits key regulatory milestone in South Korea

Crypto exchange Crypto.com has announced a key regulatory milestone in South Korea after securing two local companies, giving it access to crypto and payments registration. The announcement came durin...

Mastercard Partners With Binance To Roll Out New Crypto Card to This South American Country of 47,000,000

Top crypto exchange platform Binance is teaming up with financial services giant Mastercard to bring a new crypto card to South America. The two companies recently announced plans to roll out the “Bin...

South Korean Banks On Radar As Regulator Investigates Kimchi Premium Bitcoin ‘Irregularities’

South Koreans might be on the front line. The government, media, and regulators increased the scrutiny of the banks’ role in enabling kimchi premium dealers to profit quickly when trading volume...

The Second Phase Of VC Fund By The South Korean VC Firm “Hashed”

The CEO of blockchain venture capital (VC) firm, Kim-Seo Joon, said they would support GameFi projects. The blockchain VC firm named Hashed already suffers from the loss of $3.6 billion of LUNA. But s...

South African Bank Official Slammed for Spreading Misinformation About Crypto

The deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank has been accused of promoting misinformation surrounding the illicit use of cryptocurrencies. Kuben Naidoo has been called out by Steven Sidley, a...