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Korean Prosecutors Demand Life, Hong Kong Plans New Crypto Regulation

Prosecutors demand life sentences in Korean scam case. Blockchain project set to enhance water supply chains in Australia's Queensland state. Hong Kong plans new crypto regulation. We'll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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South Korea to Tax Inherited, Gifted Crypto Starting Next Year: Report

The country has postponed a general income tax on virtual assets until 2023.

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Court Overturns Korean Bitcoin Ruling, Days Numbered for Swift?

Japanese billionaire mints NFT in space. Korean Supreme Court overrules verdict in bitcoin case. Cross-border payments set to enter a new era? We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Finance

S. Korean Lambda256 Closes $60M Series B at $300M Valuation

The Dunamu company offers BaaS to corporations.

Gyeongbokg palace in Seoul. (Image credit: Chan Young Lee/Unsplash)

Finance

SK Square to Demand Metaverse Presence for Portfolio Companies: Report

The requirement marks a move into a new environment compared with the traditional investments of South Korea’s largest industry groups.

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Banks Stablecoin Project, Watch for Fed Taper in 2022

Binance Asia Services takes an 18% stake in HG Exchange. Korea’s Shinhan Bank and South Africa’s Standard Bank show off stablecoin project. Fed tapering a potential crypto market catalyst in 2022. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Crypto Crash Hits Korean Game Developers; Rug-Pull Red Flags

Japan’s financial regulator seeks limits on domestic stablecoin issuance. Korean game developers hit by crypto flash crash. How to spot rug-pull red flags. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Policy

South Korea’s Hashed Under Tax Investigation

The investment firm announced $200 million in new funding last week.

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Policy

South Korea Delays Plans to Tax Crypto to 2023

Lawmakers, likely seeking support from young voters, decided to postpone the virtual assets tax.

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Korea Crypto Tax Postponed, CoinDCX Looks to IPO

Korea’s KB Kookmin Bank develops virtual banking services. Imposition of Korea’s crypto tax postponed. India’s CoinDCX looking to IPO when legislation allows. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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