Global crypto exchanges targeted by South African regulator 

Crypto exchanges in the world are being targeted by South African regulator  Derivative products are not allowed to be offered by exchanges in the country  An upcoming regulator regime is about to rin...

Star Ferry history comes alive in South China Morning Post metaverse experience on The Sandbox

The South China Morning Post has launched a metaverse experience on blockchain gaming platform The Sandbox Players can move around the game, which features a backdrop of Hong Kong’s skyline, and inter...

OKX Partners South China Morning Post To Launch NFTs

OKX, a crypto exchange announced a partnership with South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based, Jack Ma-owned newspaper, to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The NFTs will feature posts, video clips...

South African Regulator Explains Why It Has Been Targeting Global Crypto Exchanges – Regulation Bitcoin News

Brandon Topham, the head of enforcement at South Africa’s financial sector regulator, has insisted that his organization has not issued warnings to some global exchanges because they deal in crypto. R...

South Korea’s presidential candidates issue NFTs in latest bid to win votes

South Korea’s presidential candidates are locked in a close race and are looking to garner more support in the crypto community via NFTs. The country’s conservative party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol issue...

Crypto Mining Is Thriving in the South of Lebanon

Cheap, readily-available electricity has turned the Lebanese district of Chouf into a mining haven. A 21-year-old man, Ahmed Abu Daher has spearheaded a thriving cryptocurrency mining business in Chou...

South Korea presidential election sees NFTs in campaigns

NFTs have become major players in South Korea’s presidential election race. Even candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has launched his own collection.  Yoon Suk-yeol launches NFTs for the South Korean elections Ko...

NFTs Enters Politics, South Korean Presidential Candidate Launches His NFTs

Finally, Non-fungible token (NFT) has made its entry into politics. The South Korean Presidential Election has witnessed the involvement of NFTs to woo the younger voters. In a bid to win the election...

4 biggest South Korean crypto platforms prohibited Russian users

Crypto platforms operating through South Korea have been joining the increasing list of global sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime by barring the nation’s IP addresses. The ten...

South Korea’s 4 Biggest Crypto Exchanges Slam The Door On Russian Users

Several of South Korea’s largest crypto exchanges have allegedly joined the increasing list of global sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime by barring the country’s IP addresses....

South Korean Exchanges Block Russian IP Addresses

Key Takeaways Several South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have imposed bans on Russian users, according to The Korea Times. Upbit, Coinone, Bithumb, Korbit, and Gopax have taken those measures, broa...

Reactions against Russia continue: largest South Korean exchanges block Russian IP’s

Russia invaded Ukraine 7 days ago, and the world continues to show its reaction. As Russia relied on cryptocurrencies to combat economic isolation and its citizens relied on Bitcoin against the fallin...

Leading South Korean exchanges to block Russian users

Some of the largest cryptocurrency brokerage firms in South Korea are reportedly blocking the IP addresses of Russian users. These exchanges are joining the US and other Western countries on imposing ...

South Korean Crypto Exchanges Restrict Russians’ Access Over War in Ukraine – Bitcoin News

Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges have introduced restrictions for Russian users, effectively joining western sanctions over Moscow’s military invasion of Ukraine. The measures include block...

South Korean Crypto Exchanges Block Russian-Based IP Addresses (Report)

Some of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea reportedly joined the growing number of global sanctions against Putin’s regime by blocking IP addresses from Russia. Among those trading ve...

A ‘Political Novice’ Will Soon Be In Charge Of South Korean Foreign Policy, With What Result?

South Korea’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party looks on before a … [+] debate with his rivals at the KBS studio on March 02, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. ...

South Korea crypto regulations are getting stricter around investors and exchanges

The South Korea region of Gyeonggi just seized $5 million worth of crypto resources from organizations and people looking to supposedly conceal their resources In the interim, just 22 out of the count...

Crypto Assets experience massive growth In South Korea

South Korea’s Crypto Asset Market witnessed exponential growth  95 percent of the entire transactions have been accounted for by the Korean-Won  There are a total of 15.3 million crypto exchange users...

Experts weigh in on new crypto regulations in South Africa

As part of a series of amendments to South Africa’s financial laws, crypto-asset service providers will become accountable institutions. A report from the South African treasury announced further cryp...

South African Crypto Exchange Valr Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding Round – Coinotizia

South African cryptocurrency exchange Valr announced recently that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Pantera Capital. The capital raise means Valr is now valued at a reported $240 m...

South African Crypto Exchange Valr Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding Round – Exchanges Bitcoin News

South African cryptocurrency exchange Valr announced recently that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Pantera Capital. The capital raise means Valr is now valued at a reported $240 m...

South Korea Maps Out $187 Million For Its National Metaverse Project

Right through the period of the global pandemic of COVID-19, the Metaverse has experienced more traction. However, the primary reason had been the restriction on physical meetings and gatherings. Subs...

South African Mobile Network Operator MTN Buys Land in the Metaverse – Bitcoin News

Mobile network operator MTN recently staked claim to its status as one of the first South African companies to enter the metaverse, after it purchased 144 plots of digital land in the virtual world Ub...

MANA, SAND, & FIREPIN Token Pave the way for South Korea’s Moves into Metaverse

South Korea’s Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning has agreed to spend about 185 million dollars on building a metaverse ecosystem that will help businesses and digital content grow in the co...

South Korean Billionaire Businessman Kim Jung-ju Passes away, Aged 54

News has emerged that Kim Jung-ju, a prominent South Korean businessman, investor, philanthropist, and founder of Korea’s largest gaming company, Nexon, died on Monday at the age of 54, according to t...

South Korea Will Put $187 Million Towards An Nationwide Metaverse Initiative

The Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning in South Korea has pledged 223.7 billion KRW ($186.7 million) to build a comprehensive Metaverse ecosystem to support the expansion of digital content...

Crypto Assets Catapult In South Korea: Valued Above $45.9B

South Korea’s Crypto Asset Market witnessed massive growth at the end of 2021. The valuation of the market stood at $45.9B (55.2 Trillion Won). This information was brought to light by the country’s p...

H&R Block Signs Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, South Carolina’s Zia Cooke To NIL Deals, Eyes Pacts With Other Female College Athletes

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots a 3-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college … [+] basketball game against Indiana, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charli...

South African Exchange VALR Raises $50M Series B, Embrace the Largest Funding Round in Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa-based crypto exchange VALR, has secured a $50 million (over 750 million Rand) Series B round led by Pantera Capital. It is the largest ever cryptocurrency funding round in A...

South Korea’s crypto market tops $45B, study finds

TL; DR Breakdown South Korea crypto market have surpassed $45 billion in value. The average daily transaction volume from 24 local exchanges sum to 11.4 trillion won. Government take part in the promo...

South African exchange raises $50M in Africa’s largest funding round

South African crypto exchange VALR has raised $50 million in a Series B equity funding round, marking the largest-ever funding for an African crypto exchange. With this latest round of funding, VALR’s...

$187M Metaverse project that will help South Korea digitally grow

South Korea is planning on investing $187M to crate the Metaverse ecosystem. They believe that Metaverse would support the growth of digital currencies but also corporate growth within the country whe...