S.Korea to allow listed firms to trade cryptocurrencies in second half

South Korea plans to allow companies listed on the local stock market to trade virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, on a pilot basis in the s...

Mirae Asset prepares bitcoin covered call ETF launch: chairman

Mirae Asset Financial Group is preparing to launch a bitcoin covered call exchange traded fund (ETF) for global investors to foray into the cryptocu...

Korea seeks tighter control over digital coins, mulls mandatory disclosures

South Korea plans to tighten its controls over cryptocurrency trade in the country by mandating information disclosures for listed virtual assets an...

Korea seeks to ease fintech ownership, crypto regulations

South Korea’s top financial regulator has proposed loosening restrictions on financial holding companies’ ownership of fintech platforms...

Korea’s crypto exchanges ride bitcoin rally on Trump optimism

South Korea’s crypto exchanges are enjoying a global boom in virtual currencies, including bitcoin, as US President-elect Donald Trump is expe...

Yes to cannabis but no to bitcoin?

Aftershocks continue in the South Korean financial market following the country’s financial regulator’s ban on the trading of spot bitco...

Foreign-listed bitcoin ETF trading suspended in S.Korea

South Korean investors’ years-long trading of spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in Canada and Germany was abruptly suspended du...

Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US

Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind t...

Bitcoin is not money: South Korean court

A South Korean court judged that Bitcoin, the world’s leading virtual currency, is not money and therefore the cryptocurrency is not subject t...

Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers

South Korean cryptocurrency investors appear willing to take more risks than their global counterparts, balancing their portfolios between market le...

Total of 19 mn Bitcoins mined, pushing price upward 

Bitcoin mining hit a 19 million milestone in recent days, leading to a jump in its price. Tokyo-based SBI Crypto Co., under the parent company ...

Domestic NFT art sale surpasses 3.5 bitcoin; concerns of market turbulence

Last week, a piece of non-fungible token art by digital artist Jang Koal was sold for more than 3.5 bitcoin or around 200 million won ($168,314) on ...

Chinese investors enjoy bitcoin arbitrage gains on Kimchi Premium

Chinese investors trading in digital assets such as bitcoin are reaping decent arbitrage gains in South Korea as the so-called Kimchi Premium has re...

Crypto exchange sale stalls amid Bitcoin boom

The sale process of Bithumb, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is taking longer than expected due to a spike in its price tag as invest...

[Interview] Blockchain technology to cut property transaction cost: Bitcoin.com CEO

“The impact of blockchain technology will not be limited within financial markets. Blockchain technology will also impact real estate transactions, sm...