Korea Launches Fintech and Cybersecurity Focused Startup Centre in Singapore
The K-Startup Centre (KSC) in Singapore, the first Korean startup centre in Southeast Asia, was officially launched today by South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs...
South Korea Considers Blockchain-Run Free Trade Zone
The South Korean government considers a free trade zone for industrial hemp run on a blockchain-based platform.
Andong, a city in the Gyeongbuk province of...
TRX Is Now Spendable in 13,000 ATMs across South Korea
Spending cryptocurrency just got a whole lot easier for South Koreans. Locals, as well as the millions of tourists who flock to the country...
More South Korean Banks May Look to Start Crypto Operations
More South Korean conventional finance firms are set to follow Nonghyup (NH Bank) into the cryptoasset industry, say experts, academics, and industry insiders –...
South Korean Giant to Begin Crypto Custody for Institutional Investors
One of South Korea’s biggest commercial banks, NongHyup (NH Bank) said it is working on a cryptoasset custodial services platform for institutional investors.
Per ET...
South Korean NGO Announces Blockchain-Based Healthcare Platform
The Commons Foundation, a South Korean non-governmental organization, revealed its plans to develop a blockchain-based platform that aims to handle health epidemics in the...
[JULY]Know the Why Before You Ask the How
When our primitive forebearers first recoiled under the darkening sky of a total solar eclipse, each villager immediately came up with a theory as...
South Korea Vows to Pump USD 111m into Blockchain R&D over Five Years
South Korea has pledged to inject USD 111 million into the development of blockchain technology, with central government-sponsored research flowing until at least 2025.
The...
South Korea OKs Blockchain Certificate Use in Public, Private Sectors
The South Korean government will allow the use of blockchain-powered public certificates beginning in December this year.
Per Hanguk Ilbo and UPI News, Seoul says...
South Korea Looks to Track Crypto Transactions in Light of Recent Scandal
A South Korean government agency aims to trace crypto transactions conducted on the dark web by developing an AI-based software.
The Korea Internet and Security...