2 days ago

South Korea weighs fourth delay on its crypto gains tax, pushing it to 2029

Officials are concerned users of domestic exchanges would bear the tax burden because the U.S. won’t share crypto trading data unt...

1 week ago

Japanese visitors may be able to pay with yen stablecoins in South Korea under S...

The collaboration will explore card-linked merchant payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea and peer-to-peer wallet transfer...

1 week ago

South Korea Faces Fresh Push To Delay Crypto Gains Tax Until 2029

South Korea is approaching another decision point on its long-delayed cryptocurrency gains tax, with exchanges and policymakers pr...

Oct 13, 2026

South Korea blocks 27 crypto exchanges, including Bitmart and Kucoin

The country’s regulators are stepping up their earlier restrictions on mobile apps to websites, targeting unregistered exchanges b...

Oct 12, 2026

South Korea just got its first traditional bank loans backed by bitcoin

Loans use third-party custodians for bitcoin holdings and rely on court-ordered sales if borrowers default.