1. Korean Financial, Securities & IT Firms Rush to Acquire Crypto Exchange Stakes link

As South Korea advances the institutionalization of the Korean won stablecoin, domestic financial, securities, bank card, IT and foreign institutions are stepping up efforts to acquire equity stakes in local cryptocurrency exchanges. Hana Bank has announced plans to purchase a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, for approximately 665 million US dollars. Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS and Samsung Card intend to jointly acquire a 4% stake in Dunamu, while Hanwha Investment & Securities plans an additional 3.90% stake purchase. Separately, Mirae Asset Consulting has decided to acquire a 92.06% stake in Korbit for around 88.5 million US dollars,…