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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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Bitcoin Diverges From Global Prices in South Korea — Third Major Discount Since FTX

With bitcoin trading between $65,962 and $73,669 this week, market data shows South Korea posted its deepest discount to global prices since December 2024. Rare Bitcoin Discount Hits South Korea…

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Upbit Towers Over Rivals as South Korea’s Primary Crypto Liquidity Hub, Research Finds

Liquidity on South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchanges looks deceptively simple on the surface, but Kaiko Research finds that beneath the headline volumes lies a far more nuanced—and occasionally unforgiving—market structure. South…

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