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South Korea Reportedly Asks Interpol to Issue Red Notice for Do Kwon; UK Regulator's FTX Warning
South Korea Reportedly Asks Interpol to Issue Red Notice for Do Kwon; UK Regulator’s FTX Warning
According to a Financial Times report, authorities in South Korea are asking Interpol to issue a “red notice” for Do Kwon, the co-founder of the now-defunct stablecoin issuer...
South Korea Reportedly Asks Interpol to Issue Red Notice for Do Kwon; UK Regulator's FTX Warning

Busan’s Big Blockchain Plans
Busan’s Big Blockchain Plans
Could Busan be the next crypto hub? Will help from Binance and FTX finally establish South Korea’s second largest city as the crypto haven it’s trying to be? Answers to those...
Busan’s Big Blockchain Plans

SEC Chair Gensler, CFTC Chair Behnam Testify Before Lawmakers; Do Kwon Developments
SEC Chair Gensler, CFTC Chair Behnam Testify Before Lawmakers; Do Kwon Developments
CoinDesk TV’s crypto news roundup includes CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifying before lawmakers in separate hearings. Plus, South Korea’s Ministr...
SEC Chair Gensler, CFTC Chair Behnam Testify Before Lawmakers; Do Kwon Developments

South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport
South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to get Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to return his passport, according to a local media report. CoinDesk Global Policy...
South Korea Reportedly Looking to Invalidate Do Kwon’s Passport

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High; US Treasury Blacklists More BTC Addresses
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High; US Treasury Blacklists More BTC Addresses
Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining difficulty has crossed an all-time high with its latest jump, the second in two weeks. The U.S. Department of the Treasury added nine individuals and si...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High; US Treasury Blacklists More BTC Addresses

South Korea Mulls Interpol Red Notice Amid Do Kwon Arrest Warrant: Report
South Korea Mulls Interpol Red Notice Amid Do Kwon Arrest Warrant: Report
Four months after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and its algorithmic stablecoin UST, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon and five other individuals have been issued an arre...
South Korea Mulls Interpol Red Notice Amid Do Kwon Arrest Warrant: Report

South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon
South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant against Do Kwon, the co-founder of the now defunct stablecoin issuer Terraform Labs, according to the financial crimes unit o...
South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon

Sino Global Capital CEO on Do Kwon Developments: 'Long-Term Healthy' for Crypto
Sino Global Capital CEO on Do Kwon Developments: ‘Long-Term Healthy’ for Crypto
Reacting to Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon facing an arrest warrant in a South Korean court, Sino Global Capital CEO Matthew Graham discusses why he views this as “long-ter...
Sino Global Capital CEO on Do Kwon Developments: 'Long-Term Healthy' for Crypto

Samsung Securities, Others Eye Launching Crypto Exchanges in 2023: Report
Samsung Securities, Others Eye Launching Crypto Exchanges in 2023: Report
Seven large traditional brokerages in South Korea, including Samsung Securities, have started laying the groundwork to launch their own crypto exchanges in the first half of n...
Samsung Securities, Others Eye Launching Crypto Exchanges in 2023: Report

IMF Warning Shrugged Off; US Stablecoin Bill Race
IMF Warning Shrugged Off; US Stablecoin Bill Race
The crypto market quickly rebounded after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts increased recession risk. MicroStrategy shares fall after a Jefferies downgrade to ‘un...
IMF Warning Shrugged Off; US Stablecoin Bill Race