South Korean demand pushed Morpho (MORPHO) whale transactions, wallet creation, and exchange outflows to multi-month highs on Saturday. The spike landed the same day Upbit opened a won trading pair. Activity has since cooled across all three metrics. Still, Upbit handles more MORPHO volume than any other venue. What Happened on Saturday Santiment recorded 68
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir27 Jul
Shiba Inu rallied 36% as South Korean retail traders drove massive volume on Upbit, nearly matching Binance. Here's what it means for SHIB
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team26 Jul
Upbit adds MORPHO and EUL to its KRW market, delays Euler trading by two hours, and limits deposits and withdrawals to Ethereum.
Upbit will list Morpho (MORPHO) and Euler (EUL) tokens in the KRW market on July 25 and 26, boosting DeFi lending protocol access for Korean
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team26 JulUpbit lifts TAIKO’s trading warning after reviewing June’s bridge exploit, restoring deposits across its KRW, BTC and USDT markets in Korea.
o1.exchange gained fresh momentum, though traders remain focused on whether the rally can hold.
AMBCrypto•Muriuki Lazaro24 Jul
Zilliqa halted native ZIL transactions after a Ledger app flaw exposed private keys, while Upbit placed ZIL under cautionary trading status.
Upbit flags Zilliqa (ZIL) as a cautionary asset following critical Ledger security vulnerability.
U.Today•Tomiwabold Olajide22 Jul
Upbit puts Zilliqa (ZIL) on delisting watch after a Ledger flaw exposed private keys and triggered a 10% price crash.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth22 Jul
XRP’s (XRP) spot market activity is fading across two key trading venues even as traders gradually increase leveraged positions in derivatives markets. Trading volumes on South Korea’s Upbit have been declining, while spot deposits and withdrawals on Binance have nearly stalled. At the same time, Open Interest continues to rise despite subdued funding rates, suggesting
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir21 Jul
South Korea's FSS initiates sanctions against Dunamu over Upbit's $30 million Solana hot wallet hack, setting a potential precedent for crypto exchange
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team19 Jul
The severity of any sanctions remains unclear because South Korea's current crypto law contains no direct sanction provisions for hacking or IT failures.
The Block•Zack Abrams19 Jul
South Korea’s FSS begins sanctions proceedings against Dunamu over Upbit’s 2025 hack, while legal gaps leave the possible penalties unclear.
South Korea's FSS has initiated sanctions against Dunamu, operator of Upbit, after a $32 million hack, testing the limits of the Virtual Asset User
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team19 JulBitcoin topped $65K as geopolitical shock absorption shifted to derivatives and South Korea's KOSPI bear market sent Upbit volume surging 1,318%.
Coinspeaker•Daniel Francis15 JulUpbit's listing sent DRV soaring, but can fresh demand outlast the initial excitement?
AMBCrypto•Muriuki Lazaro14 Jul
The July 14 snapshot stayed 27% below the 30-point average despite two successive increases.
CryptoSlate•Liam 'Akiba' Wright14 Jul
The listing of DRV tokens on the biggest crypto exchange in South Korea is going to provide better market accessibility to the Derive protocol by July 14. Upbit confirmed support for KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs. This brings the protocol to one of Asia’s most liquid retail cryptocurrency markets.
TheNewsCrypto•Lakshya Baskar14 JulDerive (DRV) jumped roughly 30% after South Korea’s largest exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, announced listings, lifting the price from $0.12 toward $0.18. The dual debut gives the DeFi derivatives protocol fresh liquidity and exposure in one of crypto’s most active markets. Derive: The DeFi Derivatives Protocol Behind the Rally Derive is an on-chain options and
BeInCrypto•Luis Blanco14 JulUpbit will now list Derive’s DRV token in KRW, BTC and USDT markets, expanding Korean access to the onchain derivatives protocol on July 14.