{
  "id": 14191824,
  "title": "South Korea blocks 27 crypto exchanges, including Bitmart and Kucoin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/south-korea-blocks-27-crypto-exchanges-including-bitmart-and-kucoin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:58:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/13/south-korea-blocks-27-crypto-exchanges-including-bitmart-and-kucoin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korean regulators are increasing restrictions on mobile applications by shifting them to websites, a move targeting unregistered exchanges to protect investors before losses are reported, according to CoinDesk.\n\nSeparately, the South Korean benchmark KOSPI index fell over 6% on Tuesday, dropping below the 6,000-point mark. Business Recorder reports that the Korea Exchange implemented a temporary five-minute trading curb after the KOSPI 200 futures index fell 5.08%.\n\nThe market decline was driven by concerns regarding Chinese semiconductor manufacturers narrowing the technology gap with global rivals, according to analyst Kang Jin-hyuk of Shinhan Investment & Securities. Significant losses were noted in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and LG Energy Solution.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "South Korea market stabbing leaves one in ‘cardiac arrest’, seven hurt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/south-korea-market-stabbing-leaves-one-in-cardiac-arrest-seven-hurt",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:56:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}