Wed, July 22

Upbit Singapore Secures Major Payment Institution License by MAS

Upbit Singapore has announced that it has obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), marking a major step towards solidifying its position in the regulated digital asset exchange. Moreover, Upbit Singapore is now well-positioned to play a key role in the growing digital

January 8, 2024 2 mins read

Upbit Secures In-principal Approval for MPI License from Singapore’s MAS

Upbit Singapore received an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Upbit’s foothold in Singapore’s flourishing crypto sector has been bolstered by the announcement. The MAS has given Upbit Singapore Pte. Ltd. an in-principle approval (IPA) for an MPI license, a

October 16, 2023 1 min read

$3.4B Fake Aptos (APT) Token Scam Rocks Upbit Crypto Exchange

Upbit, the biggest crypto exchange in South Korea, has suffered a significant security breach, sending shockwaves. This comes after the trading platform found earlier on Sunday that a fraudulent deposit had been made using a crypto that was mistaken for the real Aptos (APT) token. Korea-based media site “Web 3

September 24, 2023 1 min read

Upbit Now 2nd Largest Crypto Exchange by Trading Volume

According to data compiled by CCData, South Korean crypto exchange Upbit overtook Coinbase and OKX in trading volume for the first time in July. Both Coinbase and OKX, two centralized exchanges, suffered a decrease in trading volume in July, with Coinbase’s volume falling by 11.6% to $28.6 billion and OKX’s

August 3, 2023 1 min read

Upbit and Bithumb Exchanges Raided by South Korean Authorities

The prosecutors in South Korea have conducted a raid on the two local crypto exchanges as part of the investigation into the digital assets of lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk.  Yonhap, a South Korean news agency, reported that a group of prosecutors from the Seoul southern district office raided the two crypto

May 15, 2023 1 min read

Upbit Announces SUI Token Listing Ahead of Mainnet Launch

Upbit, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, has joined other major exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Huobi, and others because of the widespread interest in the Sui network and its native token, SUI. Developed by Mysten Labs, the Sui mainnet for the DPoS Layer 1 blockchain is set to

May 3, 2023 2 mins read

Upbit Extends Crypto Trading Ban to Family Members of Staff

Dunamu, the South Korean business that operates the Upbit exchange, has reportedly banned the trade of cryptocurrencies by the immediate family members of its executives and workers since August, according to sources. Dunamu felt it had a responsibility to its community, therefore it decided to expand the restriction to include

November 29, 2022 1 min read

Upbit Discloses Terra Transaction Fees Utilization Plan

Upbit’s Luna Fee Utilization Committee has agreed to split transaction fees. A white paper explaining what led to the LUNA problem is part of the near-term agenda. Upbit, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, has a plan to split the about $4.6 million in Terra LUNA transaction fees it

September 27, 2022 2 mins read

Upbit Announces Committee Setup to Refund Terra Investors

Korbit made an estimated 27 million won in commissions at the end of the term. As of May 30th, the refund fee amounted to almost $9.5 billion won by Upbit. The whole Terra ecosystem crashed in May, making it a very terrible month. Upbit, the leading virtual asset exchange in

August 11, 2022 2 mins read

Litecoin(LTC), the Next LUNA? Exchanges Worried!

LTC brings out new privacy protocol updates. Exchanges worried over the new update. LTC may face the same fate as that of LUNA. Usually, a token gets an update to upgrade itself, specializing it more for the users. More the users and circulation, more will be the value of that

May 23, 2022 2 mins read