Adam Forsyth

Bithumb fined as South Korea cracks down on crypto user data

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has ordered Bithumb to pay 210 million won, or about $136,000, for breaching overseas personal information transfer rules.  Summary Bithumb’s privacy fine adds fresh pressure as Korean regulators tighten checks on overseas exchange transfers. The case shows order-book sharing can trigger data rules when member details move abroad without…

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Crypto News Today (June 25): BTC Crashed Below $60K, Already Back to $61K, More Binance EU Licence Drama, and Standard Chartered Calls for AAVE to Hit $3,500

In crypto news today (June 25), BTC USD crashed below $60,000 late yesterday but has since recovered to $61,500, with nearly $1Bn in liquidations piling up and $780M of that $994M figure coming from long positions. The Bitcoin crash coincided with ETF flows seeing $469M exit the various BTC funds, the largest day of outflows…

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Ripple and SBI launch RLUSD in Japan after JFSA approval

Ripple and SBI Group have launched Ripple USD, known as RLUSD, in Japan after approval from the Japan Financial Services Agency.  Summary JFSA approval now gives RLUSD a regulated Japan entry point through SBI VC Trade’s platform. Ripple’s stablecoin rollout targets payments, tokenization, and collateral management for Japanese users and institutions alike. The launch extends…

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Crypto News Today (June 24): BTC Struggling to Reclaim $63K, THORChain Resumes Trading, and Chainlink Joins Bank Stablecoin Push

In crypto news today (June 24), Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim $63,000, and this weakness has sparked fears that a drop to $60,000 is coming next. Although BTC/USD is stuck in a tight range, Michael Saylor’s Strategy has begun buying Bitcoin again. Liquidations have cooled off from yesterday, with just $346M picked up, down from…

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