# Upbit reportedly first crypto exchange to file with Korean regulators

# Upbit reportedly first crypto exchange to file with Korean regulators

“# Upbit reportedly first crypto exchange to file with Korean regulators ” Major South Korean cryptocurrency company Upbit has reportedly submitted a business report with the Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Upbit reported its digital asset business to the FIU, which operates under South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC). Upbit’s operator,…

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# South Korea’s crypto regulation is now expanding to foreign businesses

# South Korea’s crypto regulation is now expanding to foreign businesses

“# South Korea’s crypto regulation is now expanding to foreign businesses ” Due to their anonymity or pseudonymity, digital assets are perceived as entailing the risks of money laundering and financing terrorism. In October 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) adopted changes to its recommendations on financial activities involving digital assets, adding the definitions…

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#North Korea issues threat over US-South Korea military drills

#North Korea issues threat over US-South Korea military drills

“#North Korea issues threat over US-South Korea military drills” North Korea on Wednesday threatened to respond to US-South Korean military drill it claims are an invasion rehearsal. Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol condemned South Korea for continuing the allied drills and warned of unspecified counteractions that would make Seoul “realize by the minute”…

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#Samsung exec Jay Y. Lee expected to leave prison Friday

#Samsung exec Jay Y. Lee expected to leave prison Friday

“#Samsung exec Jay Y. Lee expected to leave prison Friday” Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee, in jail after convictions for bribery, embezzlement and other charges, has qualified for parole and is expected to leave prison this Friday, South Korea’s justice ministry said. But he still has other serious legal woes. Prosecutors argue the 2015 $8 billion merger of…

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