Kraken parent expands tokenized stocks to Hong Kong, UK and South Korea equities
Payward's xStocks pushes beyond U.S. equities as competition to bring global stock markets onchain accelerates. Source：CoinDesk
South Korean stocks weren’t a big deal in your emerging-markets fund. Artificial intelligence changed that.
Is your emergingmarkets fund an accidental bet on AI? Returns for these two ETFs show why it might be. Source：MarketWatch
South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot: Report
The Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot will add two regional banks, new payment features and tests of government subsidy payments using tokenized bank deposits…
South Korea probed 40 cases of crypto manipulation over 2 years
Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Eogwon posted the figures on the second anniversary of the enactment of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act.…
South Korean regulator begins sanctions process against Dunamu: Report
The proceedings come as South Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act lacks explicit sanctions provisions for hacking and computer system incidents, leaving…
AI frenzy losing steam leaves bitcoin less volatile than South Korean stocks
Your dayahead look for July 17, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Bad week for ‘the ants’ as ripple effects of Korean crash spread out across Asia
It was a bad week for “the ants,” as South Korea’s army of retail traders are known colloquially. 1.2 million of them were clobbered with margin calls. That’s…
South Korea to modify 76-year-old law to classify cryptocurrencies as national assets
The government also reaffirmed plans to pilot tokenized government bonds next year and explore tokenizing stateowned real estate. Source：CoinDesk
South Korea to bring digital assets under new state asset management system
South Korea’s Economy Ministry plans to include digital assets and intellectual property under the country’s new stateasset management framework.…
Bitcoin steadies at $62,600 as South Koreans flee stocks rout for crypto
Bitcoin consolidated after Monday's selloff as Donald Trump threatened more Iran strikes, gold extended its slide and a KOSPI index meltdown sent South Korean…
South Korea to test tokenized government bonds with CBDC in 2027
South Korea will test tokenized government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC system in 2027 as token securities rules take effect.…
Micron and other chip stocks feel the pain of imported volatility — blame SK Hynix
The SOX chip index was suffering a unanimous selloff, after SK Hynix’s stock had its worst day in 18 years in South Korea trading. Source：MarketWatch