News with the tag "KRW"

Japanese real estate firm Open House Group Co., Ltd. has announced that it now accepts Ripple’s native token, XRP, as a means of payment for property. According to its statement, the Tokyo-based company mentioned that it enabled the payment option to simplify the process of buying properties in Japa...

A survey carried out on March 21st across five South Korean crypto exchanges revealed that the number of domestic crypto investors increased by over 50% last year. The amount of crypto owned by South Korean investors is currently worth over 105T won. According to reports from local media outlet Dong...

Get ready for a new opportunity in the crypto market! South Korean exchange giant, Bithumb, has just announced a significant update that’s sure to pique the interest of traders. Prepare for the launch of the ACX/KRW spot trading pair, set to go live on March 22nd. This exciting development opens doo...

Asia-Pacific markets mixed on Thursday, tracking an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight after the Fed kept interest rates steady while signaling two more rate cuts for 2025 but lowered GDP forecasts and raised inflation projections. Investors also digested the latest monetary policy decision fro...

Wemix Foundation has denied allegations of attempting to conceal a security breach that resulted in over $6.2 million in losses. The blockchain firm, a subsidiary of South Korean gaming company Wemade, has been accused of delaying the public announcement of the attack, which was recognized on Februa...

Asia-Pacific markets in red on Tuesday following a downbeat session on Wall Street overnight, amid relentless tariff wrangling and concerns over a potential economic recession. Japan ( NKY:IND ) fell 0.78% to below 36,200, while the broader Topix Index dropped 2.9% to 2,620 on Tuesday, reaching thei...

Asia-Pacific markets in red on Friday, mirroring global market sentiment as investors grappled with further uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s fluctuating tariff policies ahead of the U.S. jobs report. Bangladesh’s annual inflation rate slowed for the third consecutive month to 9.32% in Febru...

The recent popularity of XRP for US traders also pointed to another crypto event. South Korean exchanges, and especially Upbit, accumulated XRP aggressively. Currently, Upbit still carries more XRP than Binance. Upbit built up the biggest balances of XRP, even surpassing Binance. The South Korean ex...

Asia-Pacific markets saw widespread gains Thursday, buoyed by Trump's delayed auto tariffs and China's stimulus, mirroring positive global market sentiment. Caution also built ahead of the release of Chinese trade data on Friday, amid escalating trade tensions with the US. Japan ( NKY:IND ) rose 0.8...

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized South Korea for imposing more unfair tariffs on American products than China. The President also criticized the country for issuing subsidies to foreign chipmakers like Samsung Electronics Co. The country’s currency weakened against the dollar to about 1,46...