NFTs

Korean startups GoodGang Labs attracts $2 mn from Kakao Investment

South Korea's GoodGang Labs, a startup focused on developing a 3D avatar-based communication platform, announced on Thursday that it has secured an ...

Metaverse S.Korea's Krafton, Naver to set up JV for metaverse services in H1

Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is slated to establish a joint venture with Naver Z Corp., a metaverse unit of the country&rs...

Asset management NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York

NEW YORK – Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will significantly influence a wide range of industries as millions of global investors flock to th...

Blockchain S.Korean conglomerates look to paint future with NFTs

The non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem has penetrated into mainstream society. NFTs are digital assets that represent objects in the physical world,...

Blockchain South Korean tech juggernauts turn their characters into NFTs 

South Korea’s tech behemoths are turning the companies’ characters into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the aim of creating an intellect...

Metaverse Hyundai Motor enters metaverse sphere in tie-up with Meta Kongz

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has announced its foray into the non-fungible token market in partnership with Meta Kongz, an NF...

Korean games Game stocks plunge in S. Korea, US 

Game shares in South Korea and the United States have plunged, hit by worse-than-expected earnings. Online game developers in Korea have also b...

Metaverse Genie Music sets itself apart with focus on metaverse, NFTs

Audio streaming platform Genie Music Corp. has held four metaverse concerts for K-pop singer Jamie Park so far this month. At one point during ...

Dunamu, Naver Z invest $8.5 mn in metaverse firm Persona Space

Persona Space, a subsidiary of South Korean metaverse company Galaxy Corp., said on Dec. 16 it has attracted 10 billion won ($8.5 million) investm...

Cryptocurrencies Domestic NFT art sale surpasses 3.5 bitcoin; concerns of market turbulence

Last week, a piece of non-fungible token art by digital artist Jang Koal was sold for more than 3.5 bitcoin or around 200 million won ($168,314) on ...

Cryptocurrencies SK Square to invest $75 mn in Korea crypto exchange

South Korea’s SK Square, an investment firm spun off from SK Telecom Co., will buy a stake in a local cryptocurrency exchange to expand its po...

Korean startups Music copyright trading platform Musicow revitalizes Korea’s startup scene

“Music becomes Cashcow” is the slogan for Korea’s hottest startup of the year, Musicow, Inc., and cash cow it has been. Indus...

Entertainment HYBE, Korea cryptocurrency exchange operator to co-launch BTS NFTs

HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, is expected to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for assets of the world’s top boy band alongside the operator...

Blockchain Korea’s NFTBank to launch NFT funds this year

The global market of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based tokens, which each represent a unique asset such as a piece of art, digital conten...

Venture capital Korea's top VC says NFTs to emerge as promising investments

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are poised to emerge as promising investments in the era of digital transformation once the global pandemic settles down, ...