Crypto trading profits could be liable to a 22% tax should the Korean National Assembly approve the newly tabled proposal.
The government has asked startup Sendsquare to develop a proof-of-concept blockchain registry to help analyze, anonymize and store clinical diabetes data.
A new licensing agreement between the South Korean soccer league and Sorare will bring on over 400 K League players on to the fantasy soccer platform.
Notorious hacking group Lazarus is said to be increasing its efforts to steal cryptocurrency from traders and industry professionals during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Bank of Korea has historically been skeptical about CBDCs, but now it's having to keep up.
The 25-year-old used the cryptocurrency monero to obfuscate payments for abusive sexual material, according to a CoinDesk Korea investigation.
The Bithumb exchange is tapping investigative tools offered by Chainalysis just a week after South Korea voted for tough new laws around the space.
South Korean lawmakers voted to place tough new requirements on cryptocurrency exchanges, adding legitimacy to the country’s sprawling crypto economy – and potentially triggering a market consolidation.
South Korea gets legal recognition for crypto, New York power plant mines BTC and the end of the intranet era for enterprise blockchain?
Contents Protocol will refund approximately $7.5 million worth of ether back to investors.
Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance's income tax office have reportedly been reviewing the proposal.
The South Korea-based exchange is fighting a move by the country's tax authority to withhold over $69 million in tax on foreign cryptocurrency transactions.
Binance has made its first direct investment in a South Korean startup as part of a deal to launch a support center in the country.
A South Korean crypto YouTuber has been assaulted at his home, soon after threats to his company's staff from investors.
Financial institutions should be allowed to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body.