South Korean Financial Group’s Wild Dance with Crypto: Will They Buy Korbit?

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What to know:

  • Our good friends at Mirae Asset, hailing from the glamorous city of Seoul, are pondering a delightful purchase of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange known as Korbit. Ah, the joys of digital coinage!
  • In an audacious move that would make even the bravest of financiers blush, this esteemed financial group is in negotiations to snatch up a whopping 92% stake for the princely sum of 140 billion won (that’s about $97 million for those less versed in the currency of kings!). 💰
  • Now, let us not forget that Korbit, while the fourth largest in the grand realm of South Korean exchanges, boasts a trading volume that would make even a mouse yawn, especially when Upbit is out there flaunting its $1.2 billion like a peacock at a ball. 🦚

Ah, Mirae Asset, a fine establishment indeed, is flirting with the idea of entering the whimsical world of cryptocurrency! The Korea Times reported on Monday that the traditional finance wizards are eyeing Korbit with the intent of making it their very own.

As the whispers in the corridors suggest, they’re in talks to grasp the delightful 92% of Korbit for a sum that could make one’s head spin-140 billion won, no less! Such a figure should inspire dread and excitement in equal measure! 🎩

Mirae, a bastion of asset management, wealth wizardry, investment banking, and insurance, has long since danced in the realms of TradFi. This potential acquisition would mark their first frolic into the unpredictable territory of cryptocurrency. Can you hear the gasps? 😲

One quite mysterious official, cloaked in anonymity, did mention that the illustrious founder, Park Hyeon-joo, is eager to weave together the old-world charm of traditional assets with the glitzy allure of digital treasures. A splendid vision, wouldn’t you say?

“Korbit, dear friends, has not traditionally been the belle of the ball,” our unnamed confidant opined, “but with the decades of acumen from the Mirae Asset Financial Group, who knows what delightful strategy they might conjure!”

Alas, the exchange currently sits in fourth place among its six compatriots in South Korea, with a mere 24-hour trading volume of $11.8 million. In comparison, the mighty Upbit reigns supreme with its $1.2 billion, while Bithumb and Coinone cavort with volumes of $475 million and $58 million respectively. Quite the hierarchy of coinage! 👑

And yet, in a twist befitting a comedy, neither Mirae Asset nor Korbit have deigned to respond to CoinDesk’s inquiries for further enlightenment. Oh, the drama of financial intrigue! 🎭

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2025-12-29 14:14