Cointelegraph
February 3, 2026 8:16 AM UTC

South Korea orders cross-agency probe after repeated crypto custody failures

Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol ordered an inter-agency review of seized crypto wallets after the National Tax Service exposed a seed phrase in a press release.

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