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SOUTH KOREA FLAGS UPBIT AND BITHUMB'S CRYPTO LENDING, MARGIN TRADING SERVICES

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✍️ South Korea's financial watchdogs have raised concerns over crypto lending and margin trading products launched by Upbit and Bithumb, citing legal uncertainty and investor risks.

👉 South Korea's financial watchdogs raised concerns over crypto lending and margin trading products 👉 Regulators plan to establish a joint task force with exchanges to draft voluntary self-regulation policies 👉 Upbit halted its Tether lending product due to regulatory concerns 👉 Bithumb modified its structure to keep its 4x leverage 👉 Regulators see stablecoin lending as 'consumer lending' and may classify it as regulated lending under Korean law 👉 Broader regulatory shifts in South Korea's crypto sector, including approval of spot crypto ETFs and exploration of deposit tokens on public blockchains

-- #BenKo #Ko #SouthKorea #technology

TAIWAN LAWMAKER URGES ADDING BITCOIN TO NATIONAL RESERVES

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✍️ Taiwanese lawmaker Ko suggests allocating a small portion of the country's reserve assets to Bitcoin as a hedge against economic uncertainty and geopolitical risks.

👉 Ko suggests allocating a small portion of Taiwan's reserve assets to Bitcoin as a hedge against economic uncertainty and geopolitical risks 👉 Bitcoin's decentralized nature, fixed supply, and growing role as a hedge in various countries are cited as reasons for integration 👉 Taiwan's reliance on exports and associated volatility in the New Taiwan dollar are highlighted as further justification 👉 Ko emphasizes the need to expand Taiwan's toolkit for economic resilience

-- #Ko #Taiwan #China #finance

LYDIA KO CADDIES FOR DANIELLE KANG AT U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN QUALIFYING IN SAN FRANCISCO

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✍️ Ko and Kang, good friends, teamed up together at the Dow Championship last year on the LPGA.

-- #Ko #Kang #DowChampionship #LPGA #sports

WATCH: WIND BLOWS LYDIA KO'S BAG ONTO HER BALL AT CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

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✍️ A golfer, Ko, was involved in an incident on the ninth hole.

-- #Ko #ninthhole #sports