According to BlockBeats news on November 14, summarizing Christine Kim's report on the 169th Ethereum Consensus Layer Core Developer Conference (ACDC), the meeting mainly discussed: changes to FOCIL (which was originally considered for inclusion in the Glamsterdam upgrade, but developers are more optimistic about reliable implementation in the Heka upgrade; if achieved, there is stronger industry support for including FOCIL Consensus in Heka. Currently, discussions on the inclusion arrangements will begin before the formal start of the Heka upgrade scope, and plans are to discuss it at the next ACDC in two weeks.

78-year-old South Korean investor Kim Ju-seok donated 1 Bitcoin to the Seoul National University College of Medicine, marking the hospital's first acceptance of a digital asset donation. Mr. Kim has donated over 1 billion won in total, and the donations will be used for education, research, and medical fields.

YoungHoon Kim announced his joining of Trump family's encryption project World Liberty Financial as an ambassador. Despite claiming to have the highest IQ (IQ 276), this statement has been met with skepticism. WLFI CEO Zach Witkoff confirmed the news.

Jin10 reported on October 10 that North Korea held a grand military parade in Kim Il-sung Square in the center of Pyongyang on the evening of October 10, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

PANews October 10 news, the minutes of the 222nd Ethereum Core Developer Meeting (ACDE) summarized by Christine Kim show that regarding the Fusaka upgrade, developers have launched a shadow fork of the Sepolia Testnet in preparation for the Sepolia upgrade, which is still scheduled for October 14. The meeting focused on discussing the follow-up upgrade proposal codenamed Glamsterdam, which is the next major network upgrade following Fusaka. For Glamsterdam, developers have planned three key changes: 1.

PANews reported on September 19 that Paxos announced the acquisition of NucleusEarn and established a new department called Paxos Labs, co-founded by Chunda, Jun Kim, and Bhau. Paxos Labs will provide on-chain financial infrastructure for enterprises, supporting a diverse range of financial services from stablecoin issuance to Compliance in the currency market.

Jin10 Data, August 26 - On August 25, local time, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, who is visiting the United States, stated during a speech that South Korea will play a leading role in maintaining security on the Korean Peninsula and will increase defense spending. Lee Jae-myung mentioned that the increased defense budget will be used to introduce cutting-edge science and technology and assets. Regarding the security issue on the Korean Peninsula, Lee Jae-myung called for Trump to meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. Trump responded by saying that meeting with Kim Jong-un is "a very good thing," and the U.S. side will promote relevant work, believing that the U.S. and South Korea can make significant progress on Peninsula affairs. After the meeting, Trump told reporters that he hopes to meet with Kim Jong-un within this year and emphasized that both sides maintain a good relationship.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung plans to send a delegation to China around August 25, which may include former National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seok and Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Tae-nyeon, to commemorate the anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China. This move reflects Lee Jae-myung's emphasis on South Korea-China relations.

Jin10 reported on August 14 that on the 14th local time, the special investigation team stated that Jin Jianxi exercised her right to silence during the interrogation, and the special investigation team will summon her for questioning again on the 18th.

Kim Byung-kyu suggested that South Korea should prepare for the introduction of a KRW stablecoin, emphasizing that short-term government bonds as preparatory assets can enhance its payment stability and value storage function, particularly during market fluctuations, reducing risks and contributing to fiscal efficiency.

Odaily News South Korea's ruling party and opposition party submitted stablecoin regulatory bills on Monday, showing significant differences on whether to prohibit interest payments to users. The bill proposed by Democratic Party member Ahn Doo-jae explicitly prohibits interest payments on stablecoins and requires issuers to provide 100% reserve support, with a minimum capital of 5 billion won; ruling party People Power Party member Kim Eun-hye did not restrict interest payments and emphasized promoting innovation and enhancing information disclosure. Both proposals grant the Bank of Korea regulatory authority. (Decrypt)

Jin10 data July 29 news, on July 28 local time, the White House stated that U.S. President Trump is still willing to engage in dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to achieve complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Jin10 data July 3 news, on July 3 local time, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung approved Kim Min-sok as the Prime Minister of South Korea. Earlier that day, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session to vote on the appointment of Prime Minister candidate Kim Min-sok. A total of 179 lawmakers attended the meeting, and the appointment of Prime Minister candidate Kim Min-sok was approved with 173 votes in favor, 3 votes against, and 3 invalid votes.

Jin10 reported on July 3 that the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session today to vote on the appointment of Prime Minister candidate Kim Min-seok. A total of 179 members attended the meeting, and the appointment proposal for Prime Minister candidate Kim Min-seok was approved with 173 votes in favor, 3 against, and 3 invalid votes.

ChainCatcher News, according to Kim Shi, when talking about the Iran-Israel conflict, Trump said, "My patience has run out and I have told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move on." However, there is no indication that we will be able to help more. Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, that's all. As for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, good luck to him!

According to Gate News bot, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday that Kim Jong Un discussed ongoing cooperation with Moscow during talks with President Vladimir Putin's senior security assistant, Sergei Shoigu. It was previously reported that Pyongyang plans to send more military personnel to support Russia.

Gate News bot reported that recently, cryptocurrency researcher Christine Kim raised several questions about the latest organizational structure released by the Ethereum Foundation. The structure shows that Tim Beiko, Barnabé Monnot, and Alex Stokes will take on multiple roles, including leading all R&D teams and managing their respective teams. They will be responsible for L1 and L2 scaling and user experience (UX) improvements over the next 12 months. Christine Kim pointed out that there are several matters to be clarified in the architecture diagram, involving the identification of team leaders with bold names, the specific purposes of the highlighted sections, as well as Tim's protocol coordination and project supervision scope. She also raised questions about the color grouping system, including the grouping methods for consensus mechanisms and account abstraction, as well as issues related to the combination logic of Testing and pandaops. Source: Wu Says

On June 10, Daniel Kim, head of South Korea research at Macquarie Group, wrote in a report on Tuesday that the South Korean stock market is expected to rebound and is expected to enter a bull market. Kim said the current political situation in South Korea is similar to that in 2000 and 2007, when South Korea's presidents were from the Democratic Party. The agency believes that the government of South Korea's new Democratic Party President Lee Jae-myung is likely to implement expansionary fiscal policy and support the stock market. He added that the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has been a strong supporter of minority shareholder value and business law reform, which should be positive for the stock market. South Korea's KOSPI closed up 0.56% at 2,871.85 points today, the highest since July 11, 2024. Since the beginning of the year, the index has risen nearly 20%.

Gate News bot message, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung appointed former Hashed Research CEO Kim Yong-bum as the head of the presidential policy office. This position is at the ministerial level and is responsible for formulating national policy directions. Kim Yong-bum previously served as the Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance in the Moon Jae-in administration. Hashed CEO Simon Kim stated: "The Lee Jae-myung administration has taken an open stance on cryptocurrencies and plans to promote a stablecoin pegged to the Korean won to prevent the outflow of national wealth." Simon Kim also mentioned that South Korean regulators are closely watching the U.S. cryptocurrency policies and considering referencing its regulatory model. Source: CoinDesk

According to Gate News bot, South Korea's parliament may be about to approve a draft tokenized securities bill that will eventually give South Korean companies the right to issue blockchain tokens linked to real estate, raw materials, livestock, and copyrighted works. Two bills proposing to institutionalize tokenized securities are under consideration by the Congressional Political Affairs Committee. The bill was drafted by MPs Min Byeong-deok and Kim Jae-seop. Since last December, when former President Yoon Suk-yeol tried unsuccessfully to impose martial law, the National Assembly has been effectively deadlocked. But with the inauguration of Democratic Party (DP) President Lee Jae-myung yesterday, the deadlock is expected to be broken. Democrats have an absolute majority in Congress. Senior party officials have repeatedly called on the Seoul Metropolitan Government to legalize the issuance of security tokens (STOs).

Gate News bot, according to news reports, South Korea's Left Party candidate Lee Jae-myung defeated his right-wing opponent Kim Moon-so, who received 41.15% support, with 49.42% of the votes, and was successfully elected as the new president of South Korea. Lee Jae-myung said that he will actively promote the development of South Korea's cryptocurrency industry, including opening up local spot cryptocurrency ETFs, developing the won stablecoin market, improving the digital asset regulatory system, and relaxing blockchain regulation in specific regions to promote innovation. As one of the largest Crypto Assets markets in the world, South Korea currently has about 9.7 million trading users, accounting for 20% of the country's total population. Against the backdrop of a shift in the Financial Services Commission's attitude, Lee Jae-myung is expected to advance his encryption policy implementation, contrasting with the previous president Yoon Suk-yeol's failure to fulfill the crypto-friendly commitments.

On Tuesday, South Korea's voter turnout reached 79.4%, the highest level in 28 years. Lee Jae-myung defeated right-wing opponent Kim Moon-soo with a vote rate of 49.42% (41.15%). Lee Jae-myung vowed to address South Korea's urgent economic challenges, including providing more support for low-income families and small business owners, while also committing to laying a more solid foundation for South Korea's Crypto Assets industry. Lee Jae-myung's Crypto Assets commitments include the launch of Spot Crypto Assets ETF in South Korea. Since the unexpected success of the U.S. Crypto Assets ETF, South Korean financial authorities have been considering this plan. As of today, any local issuance and trading of Crypto Assets ETF are prohibited. Another key initiative is the approval of stablecoins pegged to the Korean won. Lee Jae-myung stated during a discussion last month that South Korea needs to establish a stablecoin market based on the Korean won to prevent domestic capital outflows.

Jin10 Data, June 4th - At around 5:03 AM local time on June 4th, the counting work for the 21st presidential election in South Korea came to an end. According to the counting results, Lee Jae-myung, the candidate from the Democratic Party, received 49.42% of the votes, Kim Moon-soo, the candidate from the People Power Party, received 41.15%, and Lee Jun-suk, the candidate from the Reform Party, received 8.34%.

On June 4, Lee Jae-myung said that after being officially elected, he would work hard to end the current political chaos, boost the South Korean economy, and return the lives of the South Korean people to normal as soon as possible. Lee Jae-myung said that he would stabilize the situation on the peninsula as soon as possible and start a dialogue with the DPRK to seek a win-win situation. At the end of his speech, Lee Jae-myung called on the South Korean people to bridge their differences and work together. As of 1:20 local time on the 4th, the vote rate of the 21st presidential election in South Korea has reached 80%, with Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, with 48.37% of the votes, and Kim Moon-so, the presidential candidate of the People's Power Party, with 43.93% of the votes.

Jin10 reported on June 4 that as of 1:20 AM local time on the 4th, the vote counting rate for the 21st presidential election in South Korea has reached 80%. The Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung has a vote rate of 48.37%, while the People Power Party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo has a vote rate of 43.93%. The People Power Party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo announced his defeat and congratulated Lee Jae-myung.

Golden Ten Data, June 4, in the early hours of this morning, Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of South Korea, arrived at the rally before the National Assembly and expressed his gratitude to the South Korean people. Moon Jae-in congratulated Lee Jae-myung on his victory as the 21st president of South Korea. Preliminary vote counts showed that Lee Jae-myung received 48.5 percent of the votes, and Kim Moon-so, the presidential candidate of the ruling party, received 42.9 percent of the votes, and the difference between the two votes has exceeded 1.36 million votes.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, the voting for the 21st presidential election in South Korea officially ended at 8 PM local time on June 3rd, and the exit polls were subsequently announced. After the voting ended, the exit poll results released by the three major mainstream television stations in South Korea—Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), and Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)—indicate that Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, will win the election by an overwhelming margin that exceeds the margin of error. According to an exit poll by Korea Culture Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung received 51.7 percent of the vote, National Power Party candidate Kim Moon-so received 39.3 percent of the vote, and Reform New Party candidate Lee Jun-seok received 7.7 percent of the vote.

Golden Finance reported that at 20 o'clock local time on June 3, the voting in South Korea's 21st presidential election officially ended, and exit polls were announced one after another. After the vote, the results of exit polls released by the three major television stations of Korea Broadcasting Corporation (KBS), Korea Culture Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), and Seoul Broadcasting Corporation (SBS) showed that Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, will win the election by a landslide that exceeds the margin of error. According to an exit poll by the Korea Culture Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, received 51.7 percent of the vote, Kim Moon-so, the candidate of the National Power Party, received 39.3 percent of the vote, and Lee Jun-seok, the candidate of the New Party for Reform, received 7.7 percent of the vote.

In May 2025, the share of DEX spot trading volume reached 25%, setting a new historical high, close to the CEX market share. PancakeSwap ranked first, with a total trading volume of 410.2 billion USD, and it is expected that DEX will surpass CEX by 2028. Kim believes that the rise of DEX benefits from the meme coin craze, the lowering of Wallet thresholds, and the decline in user trust towards CEX.

On May 28, according to Korean media reports, there are only 6 days left before the 21st presidential election in South Korea, and the poll results released on the 28th show that the support rate of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is 49.2%, the support rate of Kim Moon-so, the presidential candidate of the National Power Party, is 36.8%, and the support rate of Lee Jun-seok, the presidential candidate of the Reform New Party, is 10.3%. This was the last poll conducted before the release of the results of the general election poll was banned.

Jin10 reported on May 10th that the ruling party members in South Korea voted to veto the proposal to replace the presidential candidate, restoring the eligibility of candidate Kim Moon-soo immediately. Previously, Han Duck-soo, the former Prime Minister of South Korea who was nominated as the representative of the ruling party, stated that he accepted the will of the people and the ruling party members, and sincerely hoped that the candidate Kim Moon-soo from the People Power Party and the People Power Party could achieve victory in this election.

Jin10 reported on May 10th that the ruling party members in South Korea voted to reject the proposal to replace the presidential candidate, and Kim Moon-soo's candidacy is immediately restored.

Jin10 News on May 10, South Korea's ruling party members voted to veto the proposal to replace the presidential candidate, restoring the eligibility of candidate Kim Moon-soo immediately. Previously, Han Duck-soo, the former Prime Minister of South Korea who was nominated as the representative of the ruling party, expressed that he accepts the will of the people and the ruling party members, sincerely hoping that the candidate Kim Moon-soo and the People Power Party can achieve victory in this election.

The South Korean ruling party's presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo expressed hope to allow the National Pension Fund to invest in Bitcoin, which is one of his campaign policies, as well as one of the cryptocurrency policies introduced by the ruling party ahead of the presidential election.

According to the Gate.io News bot, as reported by Point Daily, the number of virtual asset investors in South Korea has reached 16 million, accounting for 36% of the national electorate. Before the presidential election on June 3, the three main candidates successively announced their virtual asset policies. The candidate from the Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, plans to promote virtual asset legislation and invite token securities experts to participate; the candidate from the People Power Party, Kim Moon-soo, proposed to open up the National Pension to invest in crypto assets, ETF trading, and relax regulatory restrictions; the candidate from the third party, Lee Jun-seok, suggested easing blockchain regulations and promoting industry development.

On April 29, Jin10 reported that on the afternoon of the 29th local time, the results of the second round of the ruling party's primary election for South Korea's next general election were announced. Former Minister of Employment Kim Moon-soo and former ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon emerged victorious, and the two will continue to the third round of the primary election. Recently, there have been reports in South Korean political circles that acting President Han Duck-soo might also resign from public office to run for election, and he could potentially merge with the ruling party candidate into a single candidate. Therefore, it is still unclear who will represent the ruling party in the election.

Gate news bot reports that payment company Stripe is developing new products based on its acquisition of the stablecoin service platform Bridge. Developer Jen Kim revealed that the product has entered the testing phase, and the team is collecting user feedback. The product is primarily aimed at markets outside of the US, EU, and UK. According to TheBlock, specific functional details of the product have not yet been disclosed.

According to the Gate.io News bot, Newsis reported that the Korean National Power Party announced it will promote the formulation of the "digital asset basic law" aimed at regulating the virtual asset market and balancing investor protection with industrial innovation. Kim Sang-hoon, chairman of the Policy Committee of the People Power Party, stated that the current government's regulation has made it impossible for overseas capital to enter the South Korean market, resulting in capital outflow. He proposed to end ambiguous regulation and usher in an era of digital asset cultivation. Member of Parliament Park Soo-min plans to announce specific details of the virtual asset policy on April 28.

According to an indictment filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, Kim fraudulently lured investors to invest in Zero Edge, a crypto technology company he founded, and subsequently embezzled millions of dollars of investment funds for gambling, and has now paid $250,000 in bail. （CoinDesk）

Gate.io News bot, according to Bloomberg, the Singapore government announced the establishment of an inter-departmental tariff response task force in response to the 10% tariff imposed by the United States on Singaporean goods this month. The task force worked with unions and employers to develop a number of mitigation options. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong announced that he will adjust his economic growth forecast for 2025 from 1%-3% to 0%-2%.

Jin10 data reported on April 9th, former South Korean Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo held a press conference at the National Assembly, announcing his candidacy for the 21st presidential election. He emphasized that he has no lawsuits or other "judicial risks", making him the best candidate to challenge the leader of the Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung. In preparation for the presidential election, Kim Moon-soo resigned from his ministerial position the day before and joined the People Power Party on the same day.

According to Gate.io News bot, TheBlock reported that Kim Sung-jin, head of the virtual asset department of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea, announced that the regulatory agency plans to open the Korean Crypto Assets market to foreign investors. The implementation of this policy is contingent upon local encryption exchanges establishing a comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) system. Currently, due to the restrictions of real-name accounts and KYC regulations, foreign investors are unable to trade Crypto Assets in South Korea.

Gate.io News bot, the latest survey data from the South Korean Government Official Ethics Committee shows that among the 2,047 officials who are required to disclose assets, 411 have declared holding crypto assets, with a total value of 14.4 billion won (about 9.8 million US dollars). Data shows that these officials hold an average of 35.1 million won (approximately 24,000 USD) in encryption assets per person. Seoul City Council member Kim Hye-young declared the highest encryption assets, amounting to 1.76 billion won (approximately 1.2 million USD). The declared types of encryption assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin, and Luna Classic (LUNC), among others. This asset disclosure is based on the requirements issued by South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo in 2023, as well as the bill passed on May 25, 2023, which stipulates that public officials must include encryption assets in their property declaration. Source: Cointelegraph

Jin10 reported on March 21 that the Seoul Western District Court in South Korea rejected the police's request for arrest warrants for Deputy Chief Kim Seong-hoon of the Presidential Security Service and Chief Lee Kwang-woo on March 21 local time.

On March 21, according to Jin Shi Data, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Shoigu, arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. According to the plan, Shoigu will meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

On March 20, Jin Ten Data reported that on the 20th local time, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary session and passed the "Kim Geon-hee Permanent Special Inspection Case" with 179 votes in favor and 85 votes against.

On March 14th, local time on the 13th, U.S. President Trump said that he still maintains a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. That day, Trump met with visiting NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg at the White House. When asked by reporters if there were plans to rebuild relations with Kim Jong Un, Trump replied, "I will... I have a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, we'll see." Trump held multiple meetings with Kim Jong Un during his first term.

PANews 17th February news, Ryan Kim, partner of Hashed, said that despite the collapse of many tokens with Ponzi-like characteristics, some Memecoins still survive. He believes that the survival of these Tokens depends on the enthusiasm of the community and the almost religious belief. Ryan pointed out that in order to exist in the long term, Meme coins need to pursue sustainable and achievable values, such as love, peace, and community spirit, rather than relying solely on short-term speculation and market sentiment.

On the morning of February 6th, local time, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea arrived at the Constitutional Court of South Korea to attend the sixth public debate of the impeachment case scheduled to be held at 10 am local time. The Constitutional Court will hear the case of President Moon Jae-in's impeachment throughout the day, and will question witnesses, including the military commanders and other important personnel deployed during the state of emergency. Three witnesses will appear in the trial on the 6th to testify, namely, Kim Hyun-tae, the commander of the Special Warfare Unit 707, Guo Zhonggen, the former commander of the Army Special Warfare Command, and Park Chun-seok, the Chief Secretary of the Presidential Office's Economic Office.

On January 23, local time, former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun attended the fourth public debate of the impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the same day, saying: "I have not received instructions from the president to arrest politicians". One of the core issues surrounding Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment case and the investigation into Yoon's involvement in the crime of "civil unrest" is whether Yoon Suk-yeol himself has issued an order to "arrest politicians". The testimony provided by former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on relevant issues on the 23rd will serve as an important reference.