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Pinda appoints Ahn Joong-hyun as first chief product officer
Pinda has appointed Ahn Joong-hyun (안중현), a former vice president at Nexthurs, as its first chief product officer, the company said on Wednesday. Ahn has about 20 years of experience in the finance and IT industries, spanning commerce, internet-only banks, financial platforms and blockchain. Pinda plans to use financial data accumulated through its loan comparison service and AI to enhance services from product search to execution and management.
Crypto
Digital Asset expands cooperation with Shinhan, Hanwha, targets onchain shift in South Korea finance
U.S. blockchain infrastructure company Digital Asset is expanding cooperation with South Korean financial firms including Shinhan Financial Group and Hanwha Investment & Securities. Co-founder and CEO Yuval Rooz called South Korea an interesting market for moving traditional finance onchain. Shinhan has stepped up governance participation and investment tied to the Canton Network, while Hanwha completed a strategic investment after signing an MOU. Digital Asset is also pursuing Canton Network use aligned with Korean regulations.
Crypto
Dunamu to hold UIS 2026 bringing together global digital asset stakeholders
Dunamu, which operates digital asset exchange Upbit, will hold the Upbit Institutional Summit (UIS) on Sept. 29 at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Seoul’s Gwangjin district. The event brings together global policymakers, institutional investors, financial firms and digital asset and technology companies to discuss digital asset institutionalisation and broader institutional participation. The agenda includes regulation, tokenisation, on-chain finance, Asian regulatory environments, and AI and blockchain convergence.
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Crypto
S&P Global agrees to acquire OpenZeppelin to strengthen on-chain finance security
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Finance
Banks in South Korea step up tailored hiring for second half, from regional sales to AI and security
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Finance
Finance network separation rules eased, fueling 140 trillion won fintech investment
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Crypto
Bitcoin gains do not mean crypto decade was not wasted; real achievements remain
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Crypto
Dunamu partners with Visa on stablecoin payments and cross-border remittances
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Crypto
Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock take part as institutional stablecoin OUSD set to launch on Ethereum
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Crypto
Hanwha Investment & Securities invests 30 billion won in U.S. blockchain firm Digital Asset
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Crypto
Former BIS head who targeted stablecoins signals shift, says they should coexist with fiat money
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Crypto
Grayscale says Aave undervalued, targets $175 if regulations clarified
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Crypto
Eldorado raises $9 million in Series A led by Paradigm to target Latin America cross-border payments
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Crypto
Evernode CEO says XRP\'s edge lies in financial network, not technology
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Crypto
Big banks expand bitcoin custody vaults, but key issue turns to quantum computers
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Crypto
XRP focus shifts from price swings to quiet financial rewiring
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Crypto
Bitcoin rebounds as quantum computers threaten crypto security
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Crypto
Juniper Research sees cross-border B2B stablecoin payments reaching $5 trillion by 2035