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Keystone Hardware Wallet Halts Sales, Destroys 18,835 Devices Following Customer Data Breach

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Hardware wallet manufacturer Keystone has halted direct product shipments and destroyed 18,835 unsold units after attackers breached its e-commerce infrastructure and stole an internal root authentication key used to verify device authenticity. We owe you…

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South Korea weighs education tax on crypto exchanges

South Korea has begun considering a new education tax on cryptocurrency exchanges that could leave major operators such as Upbit and Bithumb paying billions of won annually if they are reclassified as financial businesses under the proposed Digital Asset Basic Act. Summary South Korea is considering imposing an education tax on cryptocurrency exchanges if they…

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