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Plastic Surgery Fails to Help Crypto Scammer Evade Arrest After 10 Months

South Korean police arrested a man in his 40s for orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded 158 investors of 16 billion won ($12 million). Operating from November 2021 to June 2022, he promised an 18% monthly return on investments in a fake cryptocurrency mining business. The scam resulted in individual losses ranging from 1.2 million…
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South Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Obtains Regulatory Approval in Singapore

Leading South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has been granted regulatory approval by Singapore’s main financial regulator. The authorization will allow the trading platform to provide regulated services in the Southeast Asian city-state which has established itself as a crypto hub. Upbit Singapore Gets In-Principle Approval for Major Payment Institution License The Singapore subsidiary of cryptocurrency…
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South Koreans Report Over $98 Billion in Overseas Crypto Assets

South Korean tax payers have declared some 131 trillion won (more than $98 billion) of crypto holdings in overseas accounts this year. The amount was announced by the country’s tax agency and it comes after the authorities in Seoul imposed a mandatory reporting requirement for financial assets held abroad. Almost 1,500 South Korean Firms and…
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South Korea Seeks to Freeze North’s Crypto Assets Under New Law

The government in Seoul intends to submit new legislation tailored to facilitate the tracking and freezing of crypto used to fund the weapons programs of North Korea. A bill has been drafted after extended consultations between ministries with the aim to make South Korean sanctions more effective and improve the country’s cybersecurity. South Korean Government…
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Regulatory Investigation Targets South Korean Crypto Lender Delio

South Korea-based Delio is currently under scrutiny as the country’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) investigates the crypto lending firm for alleged fraud, embezzlement, and breach of trust. According to reports from local news outlet Digital Asset, the investigation sprouts from Delio’s unilateral decision to suspend users’ deposits and withdrawals on June 14, raising concerns among…
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Do Kwon Moved $29 Million Worth of Coins Since Arrest, Prosecutor Says

Founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, has withdrawn millions of dollars in crypto from an entity linked to his failed blockchain firm, investigators claim. South Korean authorities are now trying to locate the digital assets that have been allegedly transferred since his arrest in Montenegro in March. Prosecutors Try to Trace Tokens for Millions of…
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Bill Seeks to Oblige South Korean Lawmakers to Declare Crypto Assets

A new bill requiring South Korean lawmakers to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings has been proposed in Seoul. The legislative initiative comes amid a snowballing scandal surrounding the crypto dealings of an opposition lawmaker whose case has been referred to the parliamentary ethics committee. New Legislation to Introduce Crypto Reporting Requirements for South Korean Parliamentarians Representatives…
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Korean Crypto Exchanges Upbit, Bithumb Raided Over Lawmaker’s Crypto Dealings

South Korean prosecutors have raided two of the country’s largest coin trading platforms within an investigation into the crypto investments of a politician. They seized materials from Upbit and Bithumb amid suspicions of wrongdoing related to the lawmaker’s cryptocurrency holdings. South Korean Law Enforcement Authorities Check Records From 3 Crypto Platforms Investigators from the Seoul…
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South Korean Politician Quits Party Over Crypto Scandal

A member of the South Korean parliament is leaving his party amid mounting allegations of massive crypto investments inconsistent with his frugal public image. The controversy, which has caught the attention of the Korean society, involves accusations of conflict of interest and other irregularities. Lawmaker Leaves South Korean Opposition Party Over Crypto Holdings Kim Nam-kuk,…
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Do Kwon’s Terraform Sent $7 Million to Law Firm Before Collapse, Report Unveils

Prosecutors investigating failed blockchain firm Terraform Labs have found out that its Singapore office sent millions of U.S. dollars to lawyers just before the crash of its cryptocurrencies. According to Korean media, the transfers suggest that co-founder Do Kwon was aware of the imminent collapse. Terraform Labs Transferred Large Amounts of Money to South Korean…
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