Korea
Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto’s Next Breakout Will Come From Infrastructure, Not Narratives, Hashed Says
The Korean venture firm’s 2026 thesis argues that stablecoins, AI agents, and on-chain credit markets are becoming the foundation of a real digital economy, with Asia emerging as the first region where enterprise adoption is taking shape.
South Korea Tells Crypto Firms to Stop Launching New Lending Products as Leverage Risk Builds
Regulators froze new lending products after forced liquidations and market distortions, but some analysts say improvements, not shutdowns, are the smarter path forward.
Asia Morning Briefing: Korea’s 'Onshore' Won Policy Could Hinder Its Stablecoin Ambition
Korea's Won is stuck onshore. That's going to put a damper on any demand for a Won-backed stablecoin.
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Climbs to $107K as 'War Drums Fade, Risk Appetite Roars'
DNTV Research's Bradley Park explains why the community is important for Korean token listings.
Korean Crypto KOLs Fuel Massive $USELESS Rally as Traders Shrug Off Traditional Narratives: Asia Morning Briefing
Meet Korea's next alt coin, $USELESS.
Korea's K Wave Media Soars 155% on $500M Bitcoin Treasury Plan
Aspiring to become the “Korean Metaplanet,” K Wave Media is selling $500 million in common stock to fund initial BTC purchases.
Recent Altcoin Rally Powered by South Korean Traders, CryptoQuant Says
Notable booms include Loom Network’s LOOM, whose price surged approximately ten times over two months, and HIFI, whose prices spiked by 6,600% in September alone.
South Korean Investors Prefer Altcoins to Majors, Tron to Ethereum: DeSpread Research
Koreans trade differently to the rest of the world, market data shows.
Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership
The partnership comes weeks after KBank, a rival of SCBX, announced a $100 million web3 fund.
Korean Crypto Exchanges Paid $14.7M to Banks for Name Verification Services: Report
Exchanges have to set up partnerships with banks for real-name verification by Sept. 24.
