‘Optimism’ for South Korean Crypto Exchanges as Gopax Makes Banking Breakthrough
South Korean crypto observers are predicting a “tectonic change” in the crypto exchange sector after a fifth trading platform struck a banking deal that will allow it to resume crypto-to-fiat trading. Yonhap reported tha...
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South Korean crypto observers are predicting a “tectonic change” in the crypto exchange sector after a fifth trading platform struck a banking deal that will allow it to resume crypto-to-fiat trading.
Yonhap reported that Gopax, one of the largest of the non-“big four” exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit), has struck a deal with Jeonbuk Bank, a newer, regional bank that will allow its customers to return to the fiat markets....
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