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Upbit $30 Million Hack Spurs Dunamu Sanction Process
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has formally initiated sanctions against Dunamu, operator of Upbit, following a November 2025 hack that drained $30 million in Solana assets in 54 minutes. The case tests a regulatory gap: South Korea's Virtual Asset User Protection Act contains no direct sanction provisions for exchange breaches, leaving penalty severity uncertain.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 3 sources have reported it between 19 Jul 2026 and 20 Jul 2026.
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If you run a crypto exchange or custody product anywhere in Asia, you now know South Korea will hold you personally liable for hot-wallet breaches — even though the law doesn't say how much. Dunamu covered $26m in losses from its own pocket and still faces sanctions; that's your cost floor for security failure.
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3 sources · first reported 19 Jul 2026 · latest 20 Jul 2026
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