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Kaia pledges won-pegged stablecoin as South Korean payment stocks rally

2 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 5 minutes ago Kakao-backed blockchain Kaia joins South Korea’s stablecoin race as the tech giant’s payments app surges 30% on the stock market. 43 Total views Listen to article 0:00 News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDLayer-1 blockchain Kaia has pledged to launch a South Korean won-based stablecoin following the June 4 inauguration of President Lee Jae-myung, a left-leaning politician whose campaign included a series of crypto-friendly promises.
MapleStory revives Avalanche, tops 1M daily transactions twice in a week

2 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 8 minutes ago Avalanche’s blockchain activity has increased dramatically since classic online game MapleStory got a Web3 makeover on the network. 86 Total views Listen to article 0:00 News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDThe Avalanche blockchain surpassed one million daily transactions twice in the span of a week, which is the first time the network hit this milestone since February 2024. Avalanche transactions topped the mark on June 1 and again on June 7.
Singapore Kicking Out Unlicensed Firms is Part of Global Trend

3 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 2 minutes ago Singapore’s ousting of unlicensed firms was not a sudden move and it’s among several regions tightening licensing duties. 21 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDSingapore’s latest order for unlicensed crypto firms to stop serving overseas customers marks the beginning of the end for regulatory loopholes in the blockchain industry.
China to ban owning Bitcoin? Gate.io to pay $30M over liquidations: Asia Express

3 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Rampant China Bitcoin ban rumorsThe crypto industry has never been short on rumors suggesting that China is preparing to unban Bitcoin since the nation’s 2021 crackdown on crypto trading and mining. But this past week, the narrative flipped, with some media outlets claiming that China is now banning Bitcoin ownership outright. One of the most widely circulated stories came from India-based Financial Express, which cited a supposed “Binance” report.
South Korea’s new president will bolster crypto, but scandals prevail

3 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 4 minutes ago President Lee Jae-myung rose from being a child laborer in post-war South Korea to becoming a crypto-friendly leader of one of the world’s largest digital asset markets. 20 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDPresident Lee Jae-myung’s rise to South Korea’s highest office marks the return of a left-leaning populist with deep working-class roots and bold plans for institutional crypto integration.
Coinbase data scandal sparks calls to scrap KYC

3 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 8 minutes ago A Coinbase insider scandal exposed 70,000 users’ personal data, triggering debates on rethinking crypto’s KYC systems. 57 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDCoinbase’s recent data breach is prompting renewed calls to remove Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements in licensed cryptocurrency exchanges.
Garantex successor moves $1.66B through crypto exchanges: Global Ledger

4 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 9 minutes ago Exposure to wallets tied to suspected Garantex successor Grinex keeps rising as blockchain analyst warnings are ignored. 71 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDGrinex, a cryptocurrency exchange identified as the suspected successor to the sanctioned Russian platform Garantex, has reportedly moved more than $1.66 billion in crypto through exchanges, despite red flags raised by blockchain analytics firm Global Ledger.
Coinbase hack shows the law probably won’t protect you: Here’s why

4 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Coinbase is facing a flurry of lawsuits after disclosing a data breach that compromised nearly 70,000 customer accounts, with estimated losses reaching as high as $400 million. The exchange says overseas customer support agents were bribed into helping scammers gain unauthorized access to user data in December. The company disclosed the attack to the public in May.
Bitcoin price will reach $130K or even $1.5M, top bulls say

1 month ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 5 minutes ago From institutional inflows to the rising stablecoin economy, the top Bitcoin bulls of 2025 are calling for prices as high as $1.5 million. Do they know something we don’t? 75 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDTop Bitcoin (BTC) bulls in 2025 have updated their price forecasts, and they range from a relatively cautious $130,000 to seven-figure moonshots.
Bitcoin ETFs and stablecoins take center stage in South Korea’s election

1 month ago | cointelegraph.com | Yohan Yun

Yohan Yun 4 minutes ago Presidential hopefuls in South Korea are turning to crypto to win younger voters, with older generations now joining the conversation. 30 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDCryptocurrency has emerged as a defining issue in South Korea’s snap presidential election, with candidates vying for support from a growing base of digital asset investors across generations.