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Games & Commerce
Going beyond Korea, localisation key to global sales for online mall startups
Interest from overseas consumers in Korean brands is rising, but many small sellers struggle to turn that attention into sales without localised shopping environments. Data showed Korea’s online direct overseas sales rose 16.4% last year to 3.02 trillion won, while domestic e-commerce growth slowed. The article says global sales require localisation across language, payments and logistics, and describes Cafe24’s tools and services to support multi-language stores, local payment options and international delivery operations.
Crypto
XRP sentiment hits 2-year high but price stays rangebound
Social-media investor sentiment around XRP has climbed to its second-highest level in the past two years, but the token’s price has remained rangebound, capped by resistance at $1.40 to $1.45. The mood was lifted by news that Japan’s Rakuten Wallet will enable users to convert points into XRP and use it via Rakuten Pay. Analysts cited key moving averages and concentrated supply as obstacles, with $2.10 a potential target if resistance breaks.
Crypto
XRP spot ETF sees $17.11 million inflows; Japan\'s Rakuten Wallet starts integration
An XRP spot exchange-traded fund recorded net inflows of $17.11 million on April 15, its second-largest daily intake since listing. CoinPost reported cumulative inflows rose to $1.25 billion, led by Bitwise and Franklin products. XRP rose about 6 percent over the past week. Japan’s Rakuten Wallet began spot trading in five tokens including XRP, enabling some Rakuten Pay users to top up Rakuten Cash with XRP for payments at more than 5 million merchants.
