Perpetuals tied to SK Hynix hit by flash crash to $900 on Hyperliquid
Perpetual futures on the South Korean chipmaker's American depositary receipts plunged 20% in one minute before quickly rebounding above $1,000. Source:CoinDesk
Binance phishs its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express
Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from…
South Korea trading giant puts receivables onchain in tokenization test with LG CNS
POSCO International and LG CNS is tapping Injective network to tokenize live commercial invoices, another sign blockchain rails are moving deeper into…
South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys
South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar crossborder payments for import and export businesses across 10…
Shiba Inu surges 36% as South Korean traders fuel mystery rally
The rally has no announcement behind it, other dog tokens haven't matched it, and Korean venues are carrying the volume. Source:CoinDesk
South Korea’s Korbit to rebrand as Digital X under Mirae: Report
Mirae Asset reportedly plans to use the South Korean crypto exchange as a hub for tokenized assets, stablecoins and digital finance. Source:Cointelegraph
Mirae plans to turn crypto exchange Korbit into something Korea hasn't seen before
The South Korean financial giant says its Korbit – soon to be rebranded as Digital X – is just the starting point for a broader ecosystem that connects RWAs,…
South Korea's oldest crypto exchange is now part of the $1 trillion Mirae Group family
Korbit, South Korea's first cryptocurrency exchange, has joined the Mirae Asset Group family, marking the first time a traditional Korean financial group's…
South Korea crypto volumes shrink as retail investors shift to stocks
Trading activity on South Korea’s five major crypto exchanges fell sharply as the KOSPI surged, signaling a shift in retail investors toward equities.…
Kraken parent expands tokenized stocks to Hong Kong, UK and South Korea equities
Payward's xStocks pushes beyond U.S. equities as competition to bring global stock markets onchain accelerates. Source:CoinDesk
South Korean stocks weren’t a big deal in your emerging-markets fund. Artificial intelligence changed that.
Is your emergingmarkets fund an accidental bet on AI? Returns for these two ETFs show why it might be. Source:MarketWatch
South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot: Report
The Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot will add two regional banks, new payment features and tests of government subsidy payments using tokenized bank deposits…