South Korea's National Tax Service will withhold tax worth $70 million from the country's largest crypto exchange Bithumb.
South Korea's central bank plans to hire additional experts as it studies digital currencies and blockchain technology.
Bithumb plans to launch a native token on top of its namesake blockchain next year.
Binance may have taken another step toward launching a crypto exchange arm in South Korea, according to a new business registration.
The Korea Internet Security Agency will be supporting blockchain-related projects in 2020 with about $9.0 million in funding.
Institutions including the Shinhan and NH Nonghyup banks have joined a blockchain identity initiative aimed to securely share personal data.
The government-backed program will bring trade and contract data into distributed ledgers.
A once hugely popular social media site, Cyworld's abrupt closure brings uncertainty to holders of its recently launched crypto token.
OKEX Korea is reconsidering a decision to delist the privacy coins zcash and dash it announced in September.
The Seoul court ruled that a hacking is not the responsibility of an exchange but a transfer of funds is.
A fintech firm's acquisition of Bithumb reportedly hasn't been fully paid for, even after a deadline was extended.
With investors lacking information and objective reviews on blockchain projects, a Korean blockchain rating company is formed.
A flurry of announcements related to property and blockchain in Korea and Japan were made in September.
CJ, one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, is developing a blockchain-based music copyright management system.
The Korean arm of the exchange has dropped support for privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies including monero, zcash and dash.