AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesShinhan Asset Management Tests Won-Tokenized Fund on SolanaShinhan Asset Management has signed a four-party agreement to pilot a Korean won tokenized fund on Solana ahead of South...Aug 22, 2026, 03:05 AMShinhan Asset ManagementSolana
MarketsExchanges2 SourcesUpbit Volume Surges 273% to $1.84B as Bitcoin Rally Draws Korean TradersUpbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange, recorded $1.84 billion in trading volume on August 21, a 273% increase fro...Aug 21, 2026, 03:01 PMUpbitBitcoin
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesBitGo Korea Becomes First Foreign Crypto Company to Secure Direct VASP RegistrationBitGo Korea obtained VASP registration from South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit, claiming to be the first global c...Aug 20, 2026, 02:03 PMBitGoSouth Korea
RegulationDeFi2 SourcesSouth Korea Blocks Polymarket Access, Citing Gambling ConcernsSouth Korea has restricted access to prediction market platform Polymarket, joining over 30 jurisdictions that have take...Aug 19, 2026, 03:01 AMPolymarketSouth Korea
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesRipple Partners with South Korean Bank on Cross-Border PaymentsRipple has signed a partnership with a South Korean regional bank to provide near real-time cross-border settlement for ...Aug 18, 2026, 05:06 AMRippleKbank
ExchangesRegulation2 SourcesSouth Korean Exchange Bithumb Targets 2028 IPO After RestructuringBithumb, one of South Korea's largest crypto exchanges, plans to file for preliminary listing review in 2027 with an exp...Aug 17, 2026, 12:01 AMBithumbSouth Korea
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesPlume and Shinhan Asset Management Test KRW Tokenized Fund OffshorePlume and Shinhan Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a KRW-denominated tokenized bond...Aug 14, 2026, 09:06 AMPlumeShinhan Asset Management
RegulationSecurity3 SourcesDelio CEO Sentenced to 15 Years for $49M Crypto Fraud in South KoreaA Seoul court sentenced Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of defrauding over 1,100 ...Aug 13, 2026, 03:02 PMDelioJeong Sang-ho
MacroSouth Korea's Chip Industry Drives Economic Recovery Amid Geopolitical RisksSouth Korea's semiconductor equipment investment surged 75.9% as the chip sector powers the nation's economic recovery. ...Aug 10, 2026, 04:02 AMSouth KoreaSamsung
MacroRegulationSouth Korea Stock Turmoil Eases as Regulators Implement Stabilization MeasuresSouth Korea's stock market shows signs of stabilization following a historic selloff, as regulatory authorities implemen...Aug 9, 2026, 01:02 AMSouth KoreaKorea Exchange
MacroSouth Korean Retail Investors Shift $4.6B to US Stocks Amid Domestic DownturnSouth Korean retail investors deployed $4.6 billion into US equities as their domestic market declined, marking a signif...Aug 8, 2026, 10:01 PMSouth KoreaUS stock market
MacroAdoptionForeign Investors Purchase $5B in South Korean Stocks, Record Single TransactionForeign investors bought $5 billion worth of South Korean equities in a single transaction, the largest on record for th...Aug 2, 2026, 04:06 PMSouth KoreaSouth Korean Stock Market
