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South Korea Cracks Down on 40 Crypto Manipulation Cases Since the 2024 Law

South Korea’s financial regulators have investigated around 40 cases of suspected crypto market manipulation since the country’s landmark Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect in July 2024, underscoring the government’s increasingly aggressive approach to policing digital asset markets. The figures, released by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to mark the law’s second anniversary, show…

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Solana Growth Signals Hope Despite Woes

Data from Santiment shows new wallet creation rising even as prices slump, hinting network curiosity hasn’t faded with sentiment yet. The price of Solana’s native SOL token is near $84, after a steep, multi-month slide that erased nearly 67% from its September 2025 all-time high, with new on-chain data and community debates pointing to…

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How a Wallet Compromise Killed the Solana DeFi Aggregator

After exploring fundraising and acquisition options, the teams concluded that no sustainable recovery path existed following the breach. Solana-based DeFi aggregator, Step Finance, along with two other affiliate projects, SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, announced plans to shut down all operations with immediate effect. The decision follows the aftermath of a major security incident earlier…

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