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Upbit is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea. It was launched by Dunamu in October 2017.
South Korea FSS Upgrades Anti-Fraud System, Crypto Assets Included in Voice Phishing Compensation Coverage
According to Cryptopolitan, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a three-month fraud refund system reconstruction project with a budget of approximately 119 million Korean won. This upgrade aims to align with the revised "Telecommunications Fraud Damage Compensation Act" amended on March 31 this year—the bill will officially take effect on October 1, formally incorporating virtual assets into the scope of "damaged property" and "refundable property." The new system will support calculating compensation amounts based on token type and quantity, using the Korean won value at the time funds were frozen as a reference benchmark, while also possessing the ability to disentangle mixed fraud funds across multiple accounts. Major exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX will be required to assume anti-fraud and victim relief obligations equivalent to those of banks at that time, including verifying transaction purposes, monitoring suspicious funds, and freezing suspected accounts.
韩国加密交易市场洗牌：五大交易所上半年交易额同比下降54.6%，中小交易所寻求合作重组
TechFlow News, August 1, according to South Korean media NexBlock, South Korea's virtual asset market trading volume continues to shrink, and the competitive landscape among the five major KRW exchanges is changing. During the market downturn, funds are further concentrating on platforms with leading liquidity, while small and medium-sized exchanges are seeking breakthroughs through cooperation with securities companies, institutional market positioning, and business restructuring. The focus of future competition will no longer be just trading volume, but stablecoin liquidity, traditional financial cooperation, institutional market expansion, and regulatory compliance capabilities. Data shows that in the first half of this year, South Korea's five major KRW exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, Gopax) accumulated trading volume of about $366.58 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 54.6%. From July 1 to 27, the five major exchanges accumulated trading volume of about 17.34 trillion KRW, a decrease of 16.9% compared to the same period last month. Among them, Upbit's trading volume was about 11.69 trillion KRW; although down 10%, its market share rose from 62.3% to 67.4%. Bithumb's trading volume dropped to 4.71 trillion KRW, with its share decreasing from 30.7% to 27.1%, expanding the gap between the two to 40.3 percentage points.
Mirae Asset以约1.02亿美元收购Korbit多数股权，后者更名为Digital X
Mirae Asset Consulting 已取得韩国最早加密货币交易所 Korbit 的多数控制权，持股比例升至 97.15%，交易总额约 1414 亿韩元，按汇率折合约 9500 万至 1.02 亿美元。 韩国公平交易委员会已于 2026 年 7 月 9 日批准该交易，认为收购不太可能限制竞争，并提及 Korbit 2025 年在韩国加密交易市场约 0.5%的份额。Mirae Asset 表示，Korbit 运营实体、用户存款和核心交易服务暂时保持不变，客户资产将按现有保护规则隔离保管。 Korbit 将更名为 Digital X。Mirae Asset 创始人兼全球战略官 Park Hyeon-joo 表示，Digital X 是 Mirae Asset 3.0 战略的核心，计划在同一平台连接现实世界资产代币化、证券型代币发行、稳定币、传统证券和数字资产。 Mirae Asset 表示，Digital X 并非以交易量超越 Upbit 或 Bithumb 为目标，而是定位为基础设施平台，将其证券和资产管理背景与 Korbit 的数字资产运营结合。Digital X 目前将基于 Korbit 现有牌照和用户基础运营。
Mirae Asset completes 97.15% acquisition of Korbit, rebrands as Digital X
Odaily Odaily: Mirae Asset has completed the acquisition of a 97.15% stake in Korbit, one of South Korea's earliest cryptocurrency exchanges, and rebranded it as Digital X. The company plans to develop Digital X into a smart investment platform, integrating real-world assets, security tokens, stablecoins, traditional assets, and digital assets within the same ecosystem. Mirae Asset stated that it will not directly compete with dominant exchanges like Upbit and Bithumb. Instead, it will focus on investor education, research, strict compliance standards, and institutional-grade infrastructure.
Upbit 将 Zilliqa（ZIL）列为交易注意种目
According to Upbit's official announcement, Upbit has designated Zilliqa (ZIL) as an asset subject to trading caution citing "security incidents such as hacks with unknown causes or unaddressed vulnerabilities" (pursuant to Article 17, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Enforcement Decree of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act), with the designated period from 19:00 KST on July 22, 2026, to the third week of August (August 17–21). Deposit and withdrawal services for ZIL have been suspended since 19:00 KST on July 20. Upon reopening, only withdrawal services will be restored, while deposit services will be announced separately depending on the progress of subsequent reviews. Upbit will conduct a detailed review of ZIL during the designated period and decide depending on the situation whether to extend the caution period, lift the caution, or terminate trading support.
Ethereum Layer 2 infrastructure Optimism partners with Dunamu, Toss, and DB Securities to expand into the Korean market
Ethereum Layer 2 infrastructure Optimism has officially announced a tripartite strategic collaboration, joining forces with Upbit operator Dunamu, fintech platform Toss, and DB Securities to comprehensively expand into the Korean market. On the cooperation front with Dunamu, both parties will upgrade the GIWA public chain based on the OP Stack and promote its global development. A three-month technical verification will be conducted with Toss to build a compliant Korean won digital financial infrastructure. Optimism and DB Securities are focusing on the STO and RWA sectors, planning to transform Jeju Island's smart agriculture, livestock assets, and Korean intellectual property into tokenized securities and real-world asset products. This will facilitate the phased on-chain commercialization of local physical assets, with the entire cooperation framework tailored to align with Korea's financial regulatory framework.
Ethereum Foundation transferred 566.27 ETH to an address, worth approximately $1.09 million
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Ethereum Foundation Grants address (0x9eE...313D) transferred 566.27 ETH to an address, worth approximately $1.09 million; additionally, 2.62 ETH was transferred to another address associated with the Ethereum Foundation, which had previously moved funds to Upbit.
Upbit Will List Euler (EUL) KRW Trading Pair
According to Upbit's announcement, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will list Euler (EUL) on the Korean Won (KRW) market on July 26 at 12:00 (KST), supporting deposits and withdrawals on the Ethereum network. Within approximately 5 minutes after trading opens, buy orders and some sell orders will be restricted; within approximately 2 hours after opening, only limit orders will be supported. Euler is a decentralized finance lending protocol based on Ethereum, allowing users to create lending markets and deposit or borrow assets. Euler v2, launched in 2024, adopts a modular Vault structure, supporting users in building lending markets based on different assets and risk preferences, and can be extended to scenarios such as RWA, synthetic assets, and NFTs. The EUL token is primarily used for governance, Fee Flow bidding, and reward mechanisms.
韩国加密交易所陷入"寒冬"，日交易额一年内骤降 88%
据 ZDNet Korea 报道，韩国国内 5 大原币种虚拟资产交易所日交易额截至 7月 20 日约为 4127 亿韩元，较一年前骤降 88%。交易额下滑与比特币价格走低密切相关——比特币去年 10 月创下 12.6 万美元历史高点后持续回落，目前在 6 万美元初横盘。全球加密货币总市值同比下降 41%至约 2.32 万亿美元，业内人士将当前行情定性为"第二次加密冬天"。受此冲击，韩国头部交易所 Dunamu（旗下 Upbit）一季度营收及营业利润同比分别下滑 55%和 78%；中小交易所 Korbit 为维持运营，今年已三度出售持仓资产，仅近期便通过抛售 15枚 BTC 和60枚 ETH 套现约 16 亿韩元。
Upbit to Delist NKN/NKN Trading Pair
According to the official announcement, Upbit will terminate trading support for NKN (NKN) on June 15 at 14:00, affecting the NKN/BTC trading pair. Users must withdraw their funds before July 16; otherwise, related assets will no longer be processable.
South Korean Trader: Recent Token Listings on Upbit Suspected of “Rat Trading”
South Korean trader Definalist stated on social media that Upbit’s recent listings of WIF and VVV may involve front-running behavior. He claimed that multiple addresses funded by Upbit’s hot wallet purchased WIF prior to its listing on Upbit and rapidly sold their holdings shortly after the listing. A similar pattern was observed with VVV. Additionally, he revealed that Upbit has recently been intensively testing the STABLE token, and suspected front-running wallets also engaged in purchases of this token.
Wang Chun said he regretted selling 83.7 million SPK tokens last year; SPK surged up to 73% in the past 24 hours.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), Wang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, stated this morning at 07:21 that he sold 83.7 million SPK tokens last year and is now “somewhat regretful.” Subsequently, Upbit officially announced the listing of SPK at 10:20, and Spark announced at 20:06 that the total staked SPK supply had exceeded 500 million tokens. Market data shows SPK surged up to 73% within 24 hours and topped Binance’s gainers list.
Upbit 将 Zilliqa（ZIL）列为交易注意种目
According to Upbit's official announcement, Upbit has designated Zilliqa (ZIL) as an asset subject to trading caution citing "security incidents such as hacks with unknown causes or unaddressed vulnerabilities" (pursuant to Article 17, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Enforcement Decree of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act), with the designated period from 19:00 KST on July 22, 2026, to the third week of August (August 17–21). Deposit and withdrawal services for ZIL have been suspended since 19:00 KST on July 20. Upon reopening, only withdrawal services will be restored, while deposit services will be announced separately depending on the progress of subsequent reviews. Upbit will conduct a detailed review of ZIL during the designated period and decide depending on the situation whether to extend the caution period, lift the caution, or terminate trading support.
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service Initiates Sanction Procedures Against Upbit Operator Dunamu
According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service has sent an inspection opinion letter to Upbit's operating company, officially initiating the sanction procedure. Subsequently, the sanction content will be finally determined after going through procedures such as company explanation, the Sanction Deliberation Committee, the Securities and Futures Commission, and the Financial Services Commission. Yonhap News Agency stated that since the current "Virtual Asset User Protection Act" mainly targets user protection and unfair trading, it lacks direct and clear sanction provisions for hacking/system accidents, resulting in uncertainty regarding the severity of the sanctions.
BonkDAO Suffers Malicious Governance Proposal Attack, Approximately $20 Million in BONK Stolen
the official Bonk Inu X account announced that BonkDAO was attacked via a malicious governance proposal, resulting in the theft of approximately $20 million worth of BONK tokens from its DAO treasury.According to reports, the attacker exploited a suspicious governance proposal to transfer assets from the BonkDAO treasury. The stolen BONK subsequently began flowing to exchanges, putting downward pressure on the BONK price. Data from The Block shows that the BONK price has dropped over 9%.South Korean exchange Upbit subsequently issued a notice stating that it has temporarily suspended BONK deposits and withdrawals to address the incident and mitigate potential risks. (The Block)
Aethir Prevents Cross-Chain Bridge Vulnerability Attack and Promises Compensation
Decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure platform Aethir confirmed that its Ethereum-related bridge contract was attacked. The team promptly disconnected the affected contract and, in collaboration with major exchanges, blacklisted the hacker’s wallet, limiting losses to under $90,000. Earlier, blockchain security firm PeckShield estimated losses at $400,000. The attacker exploited Aethir’s cross-chain smart contract, AethirOFTAdapter, to transfer stolen funds from BNB Chain to Tron. Aethir stated that its Ethereum mainnet ATH token supply remains unaffected. It plans to release a detailed compensation plan and incident analysis next week and will collaborate with exchanges including Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb to freeze funds. Web3 security platform ZeroShadow is assisting with the investigation. In 2025, Aethir achieved $127.8 million in revenue and deployed over 440,000 GPU containers globally.
Upbit will list PROM KRW and USDT trading pairs.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list PROM KRW and USDT trading pairs.
Upbit 将上线 DOS 韩元、BTC 及 USDT 交易对
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list DOS KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
South Korea FSS Upgrades Anti-Fraud System, Crypto Assets Included in Voice Phishing Compensation Coverage
According to Cryptopolitan, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a three-month fraud refund system reconstruction project with a budget of approximately 119 million Korean won. This upgrade aims to align with the revised "Telecommunications Fraud Damage Compensation Act" amended on March 31 this year—the bill will officially take effect on October 1, formally incorporating virtual assets into the scope of "damaged property" and "refundable property." The new system will support calculating compensation amounts based on token type and quantity, using the Korean won value at the time funds were frozen as a reference benchmark, while also possessing the ability to disentangle mixed fraud funds across multiple accounts. Major exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX will be required to assume anti-fraud and victim relief obligations equivalent to those of banks at that time, including verifying transaction purposes, monitoring suspicious funds, and freezing suspected accounts.
Upbit will list CYS, ICNT, XAN, EDEN, AIOZ, ALLO tokens on BTC and USDT markets.
According to the official announcement, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will list CYS, ICNT, XAN, EDEN, AIOZ, and ALLO tokens on the BTC and USDT markets.
Upbit Will List BSB KRW, BTC, and USDT Trading Pairs
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list BSB trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
Upbit Will List CAP KRW, BTC, and USDT Trading Pairs
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list CAP trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
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Operating profit fell 73% quarter-over-quarter, Upbit operator Dunamu drops to KRW 23.5 billion in Q2
Odaily News, Upbit operator Dunamu has announced its Q2 2026 earnings, reporting quarterly revenue of KRW 173.5 billion and operating profit of KRW 23.5 billion, down approximately 26% and 73% respectively from Q1. Dunamu's Q1 revenue was KRW 234.6 billion, with operating profit of KRW 88 billion. Dunamu stated that the Q2 decline was primarily driven by shrinking overall liquidity in the global digital asset market, which weakened investor sentiment. (Digitalasset)
Upbit will list PROM KRW and USDT trading pairs.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list PROM KRW and USDT trading pairs.
Upbit 将上线 DOS 韩元、BTC 及 USDT 交易对
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list DOS KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
South Korea FSS Upgrades Anti-Fraud System, Crypto Assets Included in Voice Phishing Compensation Coverage
According to Cryptopolitan, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a three-month fraud refund system reconstruction project with a budget of approximately 119 million Korean won. This upgrade aims to align with the revised "Telecommunications Fraud Damage Compensation Act" amended on March 31 this year—the bill will officially take effect on October 1, formally incorporating virtual assets into the scope of "damaged property" and "refundable property." The new system will support calculating compensation amounts based on token type and quantity, using the Korean won value at the time funds were frozen as a reference benchmark, while also possessing the ability to disentangle mixed fraud funds across multiple accounts. Major exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX will be required to assume anti-fraud and victim relief obligations equivalent to those of banks at that time, including verifying transaction purposes, monitoring suspicious funds, and freezing suspected accounts.
Ethereum Foundation transferred 566.27 ETH to an address, worth approximately $1.09 million
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Ethereum Foundation Grants address (0x9eE...313D) transferred 566.27 ETH to an address, worth approximately $1.09 million; additionally, 2.62 ETH was transferred to another address associated with the Ethereum Foundation, which had previously moved funds to Upbit.
Upbit will list CYS, ICNT, XAN, EDEN, AIOZ, ALLO tokens on BTC and USDT markets.
According to the official announcement, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit will list CYS, ICNT, XAN, EDEN, AIOZ, and ALLO tokens on the BTC and USDT markets.