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According to Yonhap News Agency, Mirae Asset Group has decided to invest 133.5 billion won (approximately 93.82 million USD) to acquire a 92.06% stake in the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange platform Korbit through its subsidiary, Mirae Asset Consulting.The transaction involves 26.91 million shares, which are all the shares held by Nexon's parent company NXC and SK Square's SK Planet that Mirae Asset is purchasing.

Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit announced that it will accept a nearly $2 million fine and an official warning from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) without filing an appeal. The FIU conducted anti-money laundering on-site inspections of all fiat exchanges in South Korea in October 2024, discovering approximately 22,000 violations at Korbit, including 12,800 instances of accepting vague or unclear identification documents, as well as allowing users to trade without completing KYC verification.Korbit stated, "We respect and humbly accept the FIU's decision to ensure the transparency and healthy development of the cryptocurrency market, and we have completed all corrective measures." As the first cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Korbit's market share has now shrunk to 0.5%, with an average daily trading volume of only about $12 million. Securities giant Mirae Asset is advancing an acquisition deal, with amounts ranging from $68 million to $95 million.

According to the announcement from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea, in response to the cryptocurrency exchange Korbit's violation of anti-money laundering (AML) obligations under the Specific Financial Information Act, the FIU has decided to impose an "institutional warning" and a fine of 2.73 billion KRW (approximately 1.88 million USD) on it. Additionally, the FIU has issued a "notice" sanction to its representative office and a "condemnation" sanction to the head of anti-money laundering reporting.The sanctions involve three major violations identified by the FIU during an on-site inspection of Korbit from October 16 to October 29, 2024: Korbit had approximately 22,000 cases of customer due diligence (CDD) and transaction restriction violations, including accepting ambiguous identification documents, allowing transactions with incomplete customer information, and failing to fulfill customer re-confirmation obligations periodically; conducted 19 asset transfer transactions with three undeclared overseas virtual asset service providers; and failed to perform the required money laundering risk assessment obligations before launching 655 new assets, including NFTs.

According to Arkham data, at 12:51, 150 BTC (worth approximately 13.09 million USD) was transferred from Korbit to two anonymous addresses (starting with 3F8XJ... and bc1qs...).

According to the Korea Times, South Korea's major financial group Mirae Asset is considering acquiring the local cryptocurrency exchange platform Korbit. Reports indicate that Mirae Asset is negotiating to acquire approximately 92% of Korbit's shares, with the transaction valued at up to 140 billion won (about 97 million USD).Mirae Asset, headquartered in Seoul, operates in asset management, wealth management, investment banking, and insurance, making it an important institution in South Korea's traditional financial sector. If the deal is finalized, it will be its first direct involvement in cryptocurrency-related business. Reports suggest that Mirae Asset's founder, Park Hyun-joo, has emphasized exploring opportunities for the integration of traditional assets and digital assets in recent years.Industry insiders point out that although Korbit has limited market presence, its years of accumulated financial experience may help it drive differentiated development in the future. Data shows that Korbit currently ranks fourth among six compliant trading platforms in South Korea by trading volume, with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately 11.8 million USD, significantly lower than Upbit (about 1.2 billion USD) and Bithumb (about 475 million USD), while the third place, Coinone, has about 58 million USD.

According to Cointelegraph, Mirae Asset Group is in negotiations to acquire Korbit, the fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, with a transaction valuation estimated at around 100 billion to 140 billion Korean won, equivalent to approximately 70 million to 100 million USD.The potential acquisition will be led by Mirae Asset Consulting, a non-financial subsidiary of Mirae Asset Group, which has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korbit's major shareholders. Public information shows that NXC and its subsidiary Simple Capital Futures collectively hold about 60.5% of Korbit's shares, while SK Square holds approximately 31.5%.The report points out that Korbit possesses a complete operating license and compliance system, making it attractive to large financial groups looking to enter the digital asset space in a compliant manner. However, in terms of market share, Korbit has a limited presence in the South Korean cryptocurrency trading market.Data from CoinGecko indicates that out of the approximately 1.21 billion USD in total 24-hour trading volume across six major exchanges in South Korea, Korbit only contributes about 5.75 million USD, accounting for less than 1%. In contrast, Upbit, Bithumb, and Coinone hold significant advantages. Previous reports have indicated that Naver Financial also plans to acquire Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, through a share swap, demonstrating that traditional financial and tech giants in South Korea are continuously increasing their investments in the cryptocurrency asset space.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the hacker who stole 81.5 million dollars from Orbit Chain in early 2024 has again transferred 4,320 ETH (18.81 million dollars) through Tornado Cash. The hacker initially purchased ETH at a price of 2,301 dollars, which has now doubled. They have cumulatively transferred 17,242 ETH (66.35 million dollars), with remaining assets still valued at 61.6 million dollars. Their address currently holds 9,511 ETH (41.6 million dollars) and 20 million DAI.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Orbiter Finance has partnered with Nasdaq-listed company Nano Labs to launch a compliant stablecoin cross-chain solution NBNB.io.The solution supports low-cost cross-chain transfers in various currencies such as USD, HKD, and offshore RMB, and is expected to go live in Q4 2025. This collaboration will promote the implementation of compliant stablecoins in blockchain applications such as DeFi on the BNB Chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10 data reports, on June 13, after Israel's airstrike on Iran, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies significantly depreciated.Caroline Mullen, co-founder of the crypto derivatives liquidity provider Orbit Markets, stated: "Cryptocurrencies reacted negatively to the news of Israel's attack on Iran, consistent with major risk assets. We expect to see technical support around $101,000, but geopolitical news will drive price movements in the short term."

ChainCatcher news, the cross-chain bridge Orbiter Finance announced the integration of Sui and launched a liquidity incentive program, collaborating with six major Sui ecosystem DeFi protocols including NAVI, Astros, Momentum, Turbos Finance, Typus Finance, and Bucket Protocol to launch an airdrop event with a total prize pool of $24,000.From May 12 to 26, users can share the rewards by completing cross-chain bridging, exchanging, and participating in various DeFi tasks, helping to drive capital into the Sui ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, to ensure the long-term value and scarcity of the SyncOrbit token ORBT, and to give back to the community's trust, the project team has officially decided that after the IDO ends, all unsold token shares will be immediately sent to a publicly verifiable black hole address for permanent destruction. This means that these tokens will be completely removed from circulation, and this move aims to optimize the token economic model and create a healthier ecological foundation for all holders.The official stated that the SyncOrbit project is planned to officially launch in early May. The team is currently working hard on the final preparations to ensure a smooth start.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Swap feature of Orbiter Finance cross-chain bridge will be launched this week, supporting one-click flash swaps of multi-chain assets, enabling seamless cross-chain and exchange of mainstream networks and tokens. It has now integrated with over 50 mainstream networks and will support instant trading of over 100 tokens.

ChainCatcher news, on April 1, 2025, at 9:46 AM, SpaceX will launch the historic private crewed mission "FRAM2". The mission's commander is Wang Chun, co-founder of F2Pool, who will use his Falcon 9 B10835.5 to launch from LC-39A at Cape Canaveral.If the launch is successful, he will become the first person from the crypto community to travel to space. It is reported that this mission cost Wang Chun $200 million and took over a year to apply, and this will also be the first crewed flight of the Crew Dragon Resilience into polar orbit.The mission will last 3 to 5 days, studying polar phenomena and microgravity effects, and will include the first human X-ray imaging in space.The crew members include:Mission Commander - Wang ChunVehicle Commander Jannicke MikkelsenMission Specialist Rabea RoggeVehicle Pilot Eric Philips

ChainCatcher news, according to international aerospace news, SpaceX's crewed Dragon spacecraft will launch its sixth crewed space mission (Fram-2) on April 1, 2025. This will be the first attempt in human history to conduct a crewed flight into polar orbit. A total of 4 astronauts will participate in this mission: Wang Chun, Yannick Mikkelsen, Rabeya Rog, and An Erik Phillips.Wang Chun is a Chinese entrepreneur born in Tianjin, who made his fortune through Bitcoin investments (co-founder of F2Pool) and has participated in several commercial space projects. This mission is funded by Wang Chun's team, which has invested nearly $200 million, making it the first polar mission in commercial space history to be contracted by a private entity. Wang Chun is not only the initiator and main investor of the mission but also serves as the commander.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget announced the launch of Bitget Seed and revealed the second batch of project names, which are: GRIFT, VINE, MOBY.Vine Coin (VINE): A MEME coin on the Solana chain, similar to a short video platform like TikTok, previously acquired by X;ORBIT (GRIFT): An AI DeFi abstraction layer on Solana, AI infrastructure;Moby AI (moby): An AI project on the Solana chain, AI smart assistant;Bitget Seed is a brand new on-chain asset trading platform focused on discovering high-potential projects in the market. Bitget Seed will select 0-5 quality tokens daily, and users can access and trade these on-chain assets through the latest version of the Bitget exchange.

ChainCatcher news, Orbiter Finance will hold the TGE on the day of Trump's inauguration speech and announce sponsorship for Trump's inauguration. The first donation has been made through the Orbiter OmniChain interoperability protocol to the Trump WLFI smart contract, and it is committed to continuing donations during Trump's term.

ChainCatcher message: According to official news, MEXC will launch Orbiter Finance (OBT) in the innovation zone on January 20, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8).