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South Korea Orders Crypto Exchanges to Verify Asset Holdings Every 5 Minutes. One Exchange Error Made It Happen.

The FSC's emergency inspection found three of South Korea's five major platforms reconciling balances only once every 24 hours. The trigger: Bithumb crediting 620,000 BTC — roughly $56 billion — to 249 users instead of 620,000 Korean won. Regulators have now mandated five-minute reconciliation cycles, automatic kill switches, monthly external audits, and daily public disclosure of results. The deadline is May 2026.

By Ramy Morton

IPO Overview

Crypto IPOs and public listings have become a defining theme as exchanges and infrastructure firms move from private funding to the public markets. This tag tracks Circle’s public debut, Kraken and Payward’s listing preparation, and the pipeline of mining, custody, and stablecoin companies weighing offerings. Coverage focuses on filings and valuations, the investor demand that signals institutional appetite, and what going public means for companies operating under permanent regulatory scrutiny. Coinliva follows the filings, the debuts, and the market reception for crypto’s move onto Wall Street.