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FTX CEO on Tokenized Stocks; South Korean Police Officers Want Crypto
FTX CEO on Tokenized Stocks; South Korean Police Officers Want Crypto
FTX CEO goes one-on-one with Forkast.News to talk about tokenized stocks and the importance of licenses to innovate the finance industry. South Korean police officers speak ou...
FTX CEO on Tokenized Stocks; South Korean Police Officers Want Crypto

BCH Gets the Nod from Japan; Digital Yuan Travels to the Countryside
BCH Gets the Nod from Japan; Digital Yuan Travels to the Countryside
While Bitcoin Cash surges, we talked to a Japanese coffee shop owner who just started accepting BCH as payment yesterday. Buying bubble tea with a digital yuan China’s DCEP pi...
BCH Gets the Nod from Japan; Digital Yuan Travels to the Countryside

South Korean Banks Set to Serve Crypto; Chia Drives SSD Shortage
South Korean Banks Set to Serve Crypto; Chia Drives SSD Shortage
One of South Korea’s largest banks, KB Kookmin Bank, has launched Korea Digital Assets (KODA), an over-the-counter and custody service aimed at institutional crypto investors....
South Korean Banks Set to Serve Crypto; Chia Drives SSD Shortage

Binance Dives Into NFTs; South Korea’s FSC Checks Staff for Crypto Trading
Binance Dives Into NFTs; South Korea’s FSC Checks Staff for Crypto Trading
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced the upcoming launch of its own NFT marketplace this June. The platform will support Binance Smart Chain and Ether...
Binance Dives Into NFTs; South Korea’s FSC Checks Staff for Crypto Trading

What Is Happening With Turkey's Crypto Exchanges?
What Is Happening With Turkey’s Crypto Exchanges?
The CEO of Turkey-based crypto exchange Thodex is still missing, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in users’ funds, after the exchange went dark last week. The Turkis...
What Is Happening With Turkey's Crypto Exchanges?

South Korean Cryptocurrency Industry Claps Back; Bitcoin’s Nosedive
South Korean Cryptocurrency Industry Claps Back; Bitcoin’s Nosedive
Cryptocurrency investors in South Korea are striking back at authorities’ anti-crypto rhetoric.
South Korean Cryptocurrency Industry Claps Back; Bitcoin’s Nosedive

South Korea Kicks Off New Crackdown on Illicit Crypto Activities
South Korea Kicks Off New Crackdown on Illicit Crypto Activities
South Korean authorities are now targeting all illicit crypto activities in the country during a special enforcement period from April to June. “The Hash” panel suggests why t...
South Korea Kicks Off New Crackdown on Illicit Crypto Activities

Macau Considers e-CNY Rollout; Kimchi Premium Arbitrage on the Rise
Macau Considers e-CNY Rollout; Kimchi Premium Arbitrage on the Rise
Macau, one of the largest casino hubs globally, is studying the feasibility of CBDC applications with the help of the Chinese central bank. Top South Korean banks urge the ban...
Macau Considers e-CNY Rollout; Kimchi Premium Arbitrage on the Rise

Korea’s BTC Premium Nosedives; Officials Take Aim at Crypto
Korea’s BTC Premium Nosedives; Officials Take Aim at Crypto
Government dismay at crypto frenzy in South Korea brings the country’s bitcoin premium down a few notches, but despite threats and policy chills, it’s only got more South Kore...
Korea’s BTC Premium Nosedives; Officials Take Aim at Crypto

South Korean Crypto Exchange OKEx to Shut Down
South Korean Crypto Exchange OKEx to Shut Down
OKEx, one of South Korea’s largest crypto exchanges, announced it will close down due to new anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines that would make it too difficult to continu...
South Korean Crypto Exchange OKEx to Shut Down