South Korea

South Korean payment processor KSNET will pilot Solana Pay across 330,000 merchants, routing 130 million monthly transactions onto the Solana blockchain

Global macro funds are closing short positions in Hong Kong tech after the 60-day rolling correlation with South Korean chip stocks swung from -0.35 to +0.15, breaking the pair trade thesis.

South Korea's Mirae Asset Group, managing over $1 trillion, acquired Korbit, the nation's oldest crypto exchange, in a direct push into digital asset trading and custody.

The stablecoin issuer signed a memorandum of understanding with Kakao Group to integrate USDC across KakaoTalk and Kakao Pay's vast digital ecosystem

Tether's trademark filings in South Korea, including for its gold-backed stablecoin XAUT, position the issuer for market entry as new stablecoin regulations approach

The investment gives OKX direct access to Korea's regulated crypto market through the country's third-largest exchange

Overseas investors cut Korean stock exposure for fifth straight month while local buyers push index higher on semiconductor strength

South Korea's expanding cosmetic surgery market signals strong growth for U.S. medical aesthetics companies like AbbVie

South Korea's Bithumb exchange secured a critical legal victory, reinforcing regulatory clarity and potentially driving investor confidence across the Asian digital asset landscape as Bitcoin trades above $77,000.

South Korean official’s denial of classified intelligence leak fails to fully quell market jitters, prompting a cautious re-evaluation of regional sovereign and corporate credit risk.