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S. Korea’s 2M Cryptocurrency App Users Leaking to Foreign Exchanges

S. Korea’s 2M Cryptocurrency App Users Leaking to Foreign Exchanges

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite South Korea’s seven-figure userbase for cryptocurrency apps, a relatively small surge in domestic users of Hong Kong service Binance in the past week has industry watchers wondering whether local investors, increasingly hemmed in by government regulations, will begin an exodus towards foreign exchanges. According to app research firm [...]

Facebook Continues to Clash with South Korean Government

Facebook Continues to Clash with South Korean Government

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Following controversy surrounding its use of a free cache server in South Korea last month, Facebook, the American social network giant, is once again embroiled in controversy as a growing number of users have complained about the misleading description of its messaging app that tricked many people into downloading [...]

S. Korean Mobile Gamers’ Daily Play Time Estimated at 46 min: Data

S. Korean Mobile Gamers’ Daily Play Time Estimated at 46 min: Data

SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile gamers on average play games for 46 minutes per day, data showed Tuesday, spending more time on such applications than instant messengers or video-sharing programs. According to the data compiled by industry tracker Wiseapp, South Koreans played mobile games 10.2 times a day last month, which [...]