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Upbit ELSA Listing Sparks Strategic Expansion: Hey Elsa Joins KRW, BTC, and USDT Markets

Bitcoin World 22 Jan 2026
The inclusion of ELSA on three distinct trading corridors—KRW, BTC, and USDT—demonstrates a calculated approach ... ELSA/KRW South Korean retail & institutional investors Local market sentiment, news, and won liquidity ... ELSA/KRW, ELSA/BTC, and ELSA/USDT.
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Bithumb Seeker Listing: Strategic Expansion Brings SKR Token to Korean Market with Major KRW Pair

Bitcoin World 22 Jan 2026
Consequently, the platform will introduce a direct Korean Won (KRW) trading pair for the token, with trading scheduled to commence at 08.00 UTC on January 22 ... The Mechanics of a KRW Trading Pair ... Trading Pair SKR/KRW.
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Maroo Blockchain Revolutionizes KRW Stablecoin with Groundbreaking Hybrid Architecture

Bitcoin World 22 Jan 2026
Unlike most blockchain networks that require users to hold and spend a native cryptocurrency for transaction fees, Maroo allows users to pay fees directly with the KRW stablecoin ... KRW stablecoin launch ...
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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix lead rally as Kopsi crosses 5,000 for the first time

Cryptopolitan 22 Jan 2026
Kospi crossed 5,000 for the first time ever this week, hitting that number on Thursday before closing a bit lower at 4,952.53 ... President Lee Jae Myung has been pushing both ideas hard, and for once, the chart seems to agree with him ... ....
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South Korea's Democratic Party convene for comprehensive Digital Asset Basic Act draft

Cryptopolitan 20 Jan 2026
South Korea’s Democratic Party to present a party-line bill for the Digital Asset Basic Act early next month after failing to come to an agreement with the Bank of Korea and the Financial Services Commission ... However, Rep ... Understand it ... ....
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Lenient ruling angers victims in $5.4M crypto scam

Cryptopolitan 19 Jan 2026
Victims of a South Korean crypto scam complain that the fraudsters received only a light punishment. The scammers stole more than ₩8 billion, or $5.4 million, from more than 150 people. Court hands down undersized sentences ... Don’t just read crypto news.
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South Korea sentences crypto operators in USDT scam

Cryptopolitan 19 Jan 2026
South Korean authorities imprisoned two fraudsters for laundering $1 million in USDT from a voice phishing operation. The leader was sentenced to five years in prison, while his employee was sentenced to two years and eight months ... Understand it ... ....
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Samsung to pay record bonuses as AI boom lifts profits

Cryptopolitan 18 Jan 2026
Samsung Electronics is set to hand out record bonuses to its team as the artificial intelligence boom translates into profits ... The payout is expected to be applied across the division’s three businesses ... Want in? Join them ....
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XRP Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin In This Metric

Bitcoinist 17 Jan 2026
XRP trading pairs consistently led the platform, with the XRP/KRW pair taking the number one position for most of the year ... Upbit’s Report On XRP’s Performance ... As mentioned before, XRP/KRW was ranked the top trading pair for that year ... .
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South Korea to block foreign crypto exchanges on Google Play starting Jan. 28

Cryptopolitan 16 Jan 2026
According to local news publication Korean News 1, the policy change was by industry officials on Thursday, who said Google notified developers it would revise its rules governing virtual asset exchanges and software wallets.
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South Korea unveils regulatory framework to oversee issuance and trading of tokenized securities

Cryptopolitan 16 Jan 2026
South Korea has intensified its push into the crypto sector amid intensifying competition, unveiling a regulatory framework to oversee the issuance and trading of tokenized securities ... Several analysts commented on these updates in South Korea ... ....
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South Korea continues monitoring U.S. AI chip tariffs on industry

Cryptopolitan 15 Jan 2026
South Korea’s Industry Minister, Kim Jung-kwan, said on January 15 that the government will continue to monitor the newly announced U.S. tariffs on advanced AI semiconductor chips to minimize their impact on domestic manufacturers ... Notably, U.S.
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South Korean government drops prominent tech names in push for sovereign AI

Cryptopolitan 15 Jan 2026
The Ministry of Science and ICT revealed the decision today after completing initial reviews of the national program ... The path forward ... Support includes access to KRW 1.9 trillion worth of powerful computing equipment and large national datasets ... ....
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Hayes Reiterates ENA $1 Goal as KRW Debut Nears

Crypto Economy 14 Jan 2026
Upbit said on X that it will support USDe (USDE) trading in KRW, BTC and USDT markets, with trading scheduled to open at 18.00 KST on Jan.
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AI startups war over copying Chinese code as South Korea makes $7B 'sovereign AI' push

Cryptopolitan 14 Jan 2026
A South Korean government effort to develop a nationally independent artificial intelligence system has run into trouble after more than half the finalists were discovered using foreign technology in their submissions ... The irony is striking ... Ko later .
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