{"id":618927,"date":"2023-03-17T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/south-korean-crypto-exchanges-set-to-renew-banking-deals\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:51:48","slug":"south-korean-crypto-exchanges-set-to-renew-banking-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/south-korean-crypto-exchanges-set-to-renew-banking-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean Crypto Exchanges Set to Renew Banking Deals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262412\/adobestock-578332144.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people dressed in suits shake hands.\" srcset width><figcaption>Source: Satoya Hirata\/Adobe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/tags\/south-korea\">South Korea<\/a>\u2019s leading crypto exchanges are ready to renew their banking deals \u2013 in a sign that relations between the \u201cbig four\u201d trading platforms and the traditional financial sector remain strong.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspost.co.kr\/BP?command=article_view&#038;num=309380\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business Post<\/a>, Bithumb is close to sealing an agreement with NongHyup Bank (NH Bank). The agreement will see the two parties work together for at least another year.<\/p>\n<p>Bithumb\u2019s existing NH partnership deal is set to expire on March 24. But the renewal process now appears to be a formality. The crypto exchange said the renewal deal was now \u201cin its final stages.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A graph showing trading volumes on the Bithumb crypto exchange over the past 30 days.\"  width=\"1837\" src=\"https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/btmb1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/responsive-images\/btmb1___media_library_original_1837_400.jpg 1837w, https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/responsive-images\/btmb1___media_library_original_1200_261.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/responsive-images\/btmb1___media_library_original_900_196.jpg 900w, https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/responsive-images\/btmb1___media_library_original_720_157.jpg 720w, https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/responsive-images\/btmb1___media_library_original_600_131.jpg 600w, https:\/\/v2.cimg.co\/news\/107954\/262413\/responsive-images\/btmb1___media_library_original_300_65.jpg 300w\" ><figcaption><i>Trading volumes on the Bithumb crypto exchange over the past 30 days.<\/i> (Source: CoinGecko).\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bithumb and NH said they had \u201cstrengthened anti-money laundering systems\u201d and \u201cprovided stable services\u201d since they first started collaborating. The parties first began working together five years ago. A Bithumb spokesperson stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe will finalize the renewal of our real-name accounting deal with Nonghyup next week. And we will continue to do our best to create an environment where customers can trade safely and with ease.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>More South Korean Crypto Exchanges Set to Renew Their Banking Deals?<\/h2>\n<p>The move will come as a welcome tonic for the nation\u2019s larger, older banks \u2013 who have risked becoming frozen out of the crypto picture by newer, IT firm-backed neobanks.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, fellow \u201cbig four\u201d exchange Coinone turned its back on NH Bank <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/kakaos-arm-strikes-real-name-banking-deal-with-coinone-crypto-exchange.htm\">in favor of a deal with the Kakao-backed neobank Kakao Bank<\/a>. Kakao is a tech giant that is most famous in South Korea for creating the KakaoTalk chat app.<\/p>\n<p>Upbit, the market-leading crypto exchange, has enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/south-korean-banks-earned-usd-312m-crypto-transaction-fees-last-year.htm\">a huge surge in popularity<\/a> since it partnered with the Kakao Bank neobank rival K Bank. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchaintoday.co.kr\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=28586\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blockchain Today<\/a>, the latter\u2019s profits soared by over 270% year-on-year in FY2022, thanks mainly to its Upbit partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than requiring customers to visit brick-and-mortar offices to create crypto exchange-linked accounts, K Bank allows new customers to open accounts via its mobile app.<\/p>\n<p>Coinone and Kakao Bank are hopeful that their partnership will yield similar results.<\/p>\n<p>K Bank this month announced that it was shutting down its PC services, claiming that few customers were using them. The bank stated that it wanted to focus on its mobile services.<\/p>\n<p>The NH Bank rival Shinhan Bank is unlikely to depart from its own partnership deal with the Korbit exchange. Last year, the bank agreed to an investment deal that left it with a minority stake in the trading platform.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Upbit operator Dunamu has called on the government to enable greater growth in the crypto sector by lifting the ban on initial exchange offerings (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/tags\/ieo\">IEOs<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>All forms of token issuance were rendered illegal in South Korea in 2018. But <a href=\"https:\/\/biz.chosun.com\/stock\/finance\/2023\/03\/16\/QVDVLBZI75AY3KELRYP2UNWVHE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chosun Ilbo<\/a> reported, the Dumanu CEO Lee Seok-woo stated that IEO legalization would promote \u201cdigital financial innovation\u201d in the domestic crypto sector.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/south-korean-crypto-exchanges-set-renew-banking-deals.htm\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Larisa Mongold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Satoya Hirata\/AdobeSouth Korea\u2019s leading crypto exchanges are ready to renew their banking deals \u2013 in a sign that relations between the \u201cbig four\u201d trading platforms and the traditional financial sector remain strong.Per Business Post, Bithumb is close to sealing an agreement with NongHyup Bank (NH Bank). 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