Robin J. Wolf

No Extended Deadline for Korean Exchanges to Register

Posted by Robin J. Wolf | Jul 19, 2021 | Korea Insider, Top Posts |

South Korea’s financial authorities will NOT be extending the grace period for cryptocurrency exchanges to register themselves with the government.

Shopping With Crypto Slowly Rolling Out in Korea

Posted by Robin J. Wolf | Jul 15, 2021 | Korea Insider, Top Posts |

Bitcoin payments are already possible at 70,000 shops in Korea, with ICX payments coming soon. But, there are some kinks to work out.

Korean Banks Bet on Digital Asset Custody

Posted by Robin J. Wolf | Jul 13, 2021 | Korea Insider, Top Posts |

Another major Korean bank enters a joint venture with Coinplug for crypto asset custody. Plus, Samsung moves into the NFT market, and other blockchain news from Korea.

Korean Banks’ Crypto Whitelist and ICX

Posted by Robin J. Wolf | Jul 12, 2021 | ICON Insider, Korea Insider, Top Posts |

A new guideline for Korean banks to use a credit rating system for listed cryptocurrencies when issuing real name accounts to crypto exchanges is already causing headaches.