south korea

South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It’s equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.

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July 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

South Korean financial regulators said a unit of Samsung, Samsung BioLogics, intentionally breached corporate accounting rules, Reuters reported Thursday (July 12). The nation’s Financial Services...

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Bitcoin Daily: India’s Top Court Keeps Crypto Ban, Crypto Thefts Top $761M In First Half Of 2018
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July 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

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June 21, 2018  |  Bitcoin

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June 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Coinrail, a small South Korean cryptocurrency exchange that disclosed over the weekend it was hacked, sent the price of bitcoin lower. The Wall Street Journal,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Hackers Demand $1M in XRP, South Korea Confiscates $1.4M Bitcoins
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May 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Investors who thought they would get stock in a blockchain project were bilked out of approximately 300 million yuan – or nearly $47 million – through...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Brokerage Tests Ripple’s xRapid, Filipino Banks Pilot Ethereum Blockchain
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May 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Months after South Korea’s Financial Services Commission banned token sales, the country’s National Assembly is seeking to allow some initial coin offerings (ICOs), CoinDesk reported....

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Samsung BioLogics Threatens Lawsuit After $6 Billion Devaluation
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May 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the latest accounting scandal to hit a major global corporation, Samsung’s biotech unit, Samsung BioLogics, suffered a $6 billion market value loss on Wednesday...

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April 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

South Korea’s Korea Credit Data, a FinTech startup that operates in the small- and medium-sized business accounting software market, said it is exploring an entrance...

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