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South Korea moves to require crypto, stock influencers to disclose holdings: Report

South Korea moves to require crypto, stock influencers to disclose holdings: Report

• South Korea moves to require crypto, stock influencers to disclose holdings: Report A proposed law would require online investment influencers to reveal their holdings and paid p

FinTech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 274 words

South Korean police arrest two over alleged theft of seized bitcoin from evidence: report

• South Korean police have arrested two individuals over the alleged theft of 22 BTC seized during a 2021 hacking investigation

South Korea proposes mandatory asset disclosure for crypto influencers: report

• Influencers would be required to reveal compensation tied to their recommendations, and the crypto assets they personally hold.

South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses

South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses

• South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses South Korean prosecutors reportedly accused a man of poisoning a business partner with pesticide in

FinTech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words

India Summit Champions Global South AI Inclusion

• India AI Impact Summit showcases bold AI democratization for the Global South. • The post India Summit Champions Global South AI Inclusion appeared first on EE Times . • India AI

South Korea's Hanwha taps Jito Foundation for liquidity staking ETPs

• Hanwha Asset Management has partnered with the Jito Foundation to explore JitoSOL-based exchange-traded products in South Korea.

Species on east-west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north-south shores-new study

• As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. • Black sea bass, for instance, have

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 131 words
Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82%

Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82%

• Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82% Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb both added local currency pairs for the privacy-focused layer-2 token,

South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error

South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error

• South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error Lawmakers criticize South Korea’s Financial Services Commission after Bithumb mistakenly credited 620,000 BTC

FinTech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
IndicJR: A Judge-Free Benchmark of Jailbreak Robustness in South Asian Languages

IndicJR: A Judge-Free Benchmark of Jailbreak Robustness in South Asian Languages

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 18 Feb 2026] Title:IndicJR: A Judge-Free Benchmark of Jailbreak Robustness in South Asian Languages View PDF HTML (experi

Research & Labs · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
Hacker returns $21 million in stolen bitcoin to South Korean authorities: report

Hacker returns $21 million in stolen bitcoin to South Korean authorities: report

• South Korean prosecutors have recovered about $21 million worth of bitcoin stolen from their custody last year. • Hacker returns $21M in Bitcoin stolen from South Korean authorit

More Than 40% of South Africans Were Scammed in 2025

• Survey underscores the reality that scammers follow ‘scalable opportunities and low friction,’ rather than rich targets that tend to be better protected.

Cybersecurity · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 113 words
South Korea's Hanwha makes a $13 million bet on 'seedless' crypto wallets

South Korea's Hanwha makes a $13 million bet on 'seedless' crypto wallets

• South Korea’s Hanwha makes a $13 million bet on ‘seedless’ crypto wallets The South Korean financial firm backs the U.S.-based blockchain company to accelerate enterprise wallet

South Dakota just approved its largest wind farm ever

South Dakota just approved its largest wind farm ever

• Green Energy Electrek Green Energy Brief EGEB Wind power South Dakota South Dakota just approved its largest wind farm ever South Dakotajust approved what will become its biggest

Africrypt founders back in South Africa years after platform collapse: Report

Africrypt founders back in South Africa years after platform collapse: Report

• Africrypt founders back in South Africa years after platform collapse: Report Investigators say Raees and Ameer Cajee are back in South Africa years after Africrypt’s collapse, w

FinTech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
How South Korea is using AI to detect crypto market manipulation

How South Korea is using AI to detect crypto market manipulation

• How South Korea is using AI to detect crypto market manipulation South Korea’s regulators are deploying AI systems to monitor crypto trading, flag manipulation and strengthen dig

FinTech · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words
Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany Fined $25 Million in South Korea After Data Breaches

Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany Fined $25 Million in South Korea After Data Breaches

• South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced last week that it has issued significant fines to several major luxury brands over a recent hacker attac

Cybersecurity · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 371 words
Safety review completed at South African research reactor

Safety review completed at South African research reactor

• Safety review completed at South African research reactor The five-day six-person Safety Review Mission on Ageing Management and Continued Safe Operation was at the invitation of

Nuclear & Fusion · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 287 words
Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work

Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work

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