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Samsung units to buy $408 million stake in South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange

Samsung Securities is set to take a 2% stake in Dunamu, worth over $200 million, from affiliates of technology conglomerate Kakao.

May 20, 2026

South Korean funeral company reveals $33 million loss on leveraged ether ETF bet

A Seoul-based funeral services firm disclosed tens of millions of dollars in unrealized losses tied to leveraged ether ETF investm...

May 15, 2026

OKX, Korea Investment and Securities said to be in talks for 40% of Coinone

OKX's planned move into the South Korean market would echo that of Binance, which completed its acquisition of Seoul-based Gopax l...

May 15, 2026

Hana Bank to acquire $670 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu

The South Korean bank announced plans for a won-pegged stablecoin, blockchain remittances and tokenized securities.