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Leading South Korean Bank Toss Taps Solana to Test Cross-Border Remittances for 15 Million Customers

South Korea’s Toss Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain-based remittance and settlement infrastructure. A First for a Korean Internet Bank Toss Bank,…

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Bithumb CEO Booked in South Korea Bribery Probe Over Lawmaker’s Son Hiring

South Korean police are investigating Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won over bribery allegations linked to hiring people connected to independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki. According to Yonhap News, the Seoul Metropolitan Police…

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South Korea Halts KOSPI Trading After 8.4% Crash Trips Circuit Breaker

South Korea’s KOSPI index plunged 8.4% on Monday, triggering a rare circuit breaker that froze trading for 20 minutes as a global semiconductor selloff battered Asian markets and rattled risk…

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South Korea Cracks Down on CatFi Rugpull: First-Ever Crypto Fraud Case Under New Investor Protection Law

South Korean prosecutors have filed charges against a group of individuals linked to a Solana-based meme coin project called CatFi, following allegations that the token was used in a coordinated…

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Samsung Affiliates Pay $408 Million for Upbit Operator Stake, Closing June 2026

Three Samsung affiliates have agreed to jointly acquire a 4% stake in Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, for approximately 612.8 billion won ($408 million). Samsung…

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South Korea Files First Criminal Case Over DEX Rug Pull, Indicts Five in Solana Meme Coin Scheme

South Korean prosecutors have arrested and indicted five suspects in what authorities say is the country’s first criminal case targeting a rug pull on a decentralized exchange, with the alleged…

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