Both Coinone and Bithumb have reopened their customer centers in the capital city in response to a surge in domestic interest in cryptocurrencies.
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South Koreans File Online Petitions Seeking to Remove a Chief Regulator After Harsh Crypto Comments
As the South Korean government keeps strengthening the harsh rhetoric against cryptocurrencies, citizens have become increasingly angry due to the recent words from regulatory authorities.
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Crypto tax in South Korea is ‘inevitable’ in 2022, says minister
South Korea’s finance minister said that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will be taxed as “intangible assets.”
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Employees of Korea’s financial regulator ordered to report crypto holdings
Korea is strengthening its crypto regulations, imposing reporting requirements on all employees of its Financial Services Commission.
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All 200 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Be Shut Down Under New Regulation in South Korea, Regulator Warns
The chairman of South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Eun Sung-soo, has warned that all of the cryptocurrency exchanges in the
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South Korea’s Bitcoin ‘Kimchi Premium’ Reappears, Korbit and Bithumb Exchange Volumes Spike
During the first week of April, South Korea’s ‘kimchi premium’ on domestic cryptocurrency exchanges had jumped over 18%, but then leveled off, equalizing with global
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