Bitcoin Surges by More Than 37% Against US Dollar This Week, Taps $28K on Sunday
Bitcoin reached a high of $28,422 per unit on Sunday at around 3 p.m. Eastern Time as the leading cryptocurrency has continued to rise during the last week. Since last Sunday, bitcoin has increased in value by 37.9% against the U.S. dollar, and the cryptocurrency’s overall market capitalization has swelled to $546 billion. Global Cryptocurrency […]
Study Reveals South Korea’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ Strongly Linked to International Remittances to China
A newly-released study published in December 2022 reveals that South Korea’s “kimchi premium,” the divergence in cryptocurrency valuations on Korean exchanges compared to Western trading platforms, is strongly associated with a surge in international remittances to China. Examination of Overseas Remittances to China Uncovers Strong Correlation with South Korea’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ According to a study […]
Report Shows Financial Troubles Plagued Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research as Early as 2018
Before FTX collapsed it was assumed that Alameda Research was one of the top quantitative trading firms and market makers within the industry. However, much of that perception may have been a facade as a recent report details that Alameda suffered from financial troubles as early as 2018. People familiar with the matter said Alameda […]
South Korea Identifies $7.2B Drained Though Crypto Exchanges
South Korea’s financial watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Service, has found that, since June 2022, $7.2 billion has been drained through “abnormal” foreign exchange transactions, most of which were transferred through cryptocurrency exchanges. According to a recent Bloomberg report, transfers from Hana Bank, Kookmin Bank, Nonghyup Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank and seven other banks in […]