Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Attackers linked to the $387.5 million theft from Bitget have begun concealing about 2,700 Zcash tokens inside the blockchain’s Ironwood pool, obscuring their origins and reducing traceability on the network
Sony-backed blockchain and Korean entertainment firm plan to bring K-pop intellectual property and related cash flows onchain via the WAVIST platform, building on a completed tokenized bond
Payments firm launches Korean subsidiary on Sept. 29 to support regulated KRW stablecoins, faster remittances and cross-border settlements across Asia-Pacific
South Korean brokerage KakaoPay Securities has partnered with Dinari and Ondo Finance to explore tokenizing Korean-listed equities, potentially opening direct blockchain access to global investors
Regulators signal possible policy shift on liquidity providers after yen stablecoin surged more than fourfold due to thin order books
Woori Bank, Kakao Bank and other major institutions will discuss tokenization, payments and institutional DeFi with Ripple executives on October 3 in Seoul
South Korea’s largest banking group’s brokerage unit has signed an MOU to develop tokenized money market and investment funds for institutional clients, with plans to expand into equities and bonds as rules evolve
South Korean fintech and banking units of Kakao have signed an MoU with Fireblocks to run proof-of-concept trials for digital asset systems, including stablecoins, tailored to local rules
South Korea’s Hana Bank has completed a $100 million five-year foreign-currency digital bond issuance using Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure, achieving same-day settlement for the first time in the country’s foreign-currency bond market via that system
Japan, the FBI and partners attribute a global campaign that targeted IT professionals with fake job offers and malware to a unit linked to Pyongyang’s munitions industry
