Naver Financial delayed its Dunamu share swap by about three months as antitrust and crypto law reviews continue and Upbit operator profits decline. South Korea’s Naver Financial has pushed back the timeline for its planned share swap with Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, according to a regulatory filing posted on Monday. In a filing with the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the company said it expects to hold a shareholder vote on Aug. 18 and complete the transaction on Sept. 30, marking a roughly three-month delay from earlier target dates of late May or early June. Naver Financial’s plans to acquire Dunamu were first revealed in September 2025, as local news agencies Yonhap and Chosun reported the company was preparing a share swap to bring the Upbit operator under its umbrella. The company later confirmed the transaction in a Nov. 26 regulatory filing, outlining a roughly $10.3 billion all-stock deal. Read more
The breach occurred as Upbit’s parent company, Dunamu, sealed a $10 billion acquisition deal with Naver and plans an initial public offering in the US. Update Nov. 27, 9:23 am UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Trezor CEO Matej Zak. South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, Upbit, temporarily froze deposits and withdrawals on Thursday after detecting about $36 million in unauthorized outflows from a Solana-network hot wallet. In an announcement, the exchange said the suspicious transfers were flagged around 4:42 am local time (7:42 pm UTC), prompting a shutdown of transfer services and a full security review of its supported crypto assets. Read more
Naver Financial plans to acquire Dunamu in a $10.3 billion stock-swap deal, issuing 87.56 million new shares and making the crypto giant a wholly owned subsidiary. Naver Financial, the fintech arm of South Korean tech conglomerate Naver, announced plans to acquire Upbit operator Dunamu in a stock-swap deal valued at about 15.1 trillion won ($10.3 billion). According to a Wednesday filing, Naver Financial will issue 87.56 million new shares to Dunamu shareholders. The transaction will make Dunamu a wholly owned subsidiary of Naver Financial. The exchange ratio was set using an external discounted cash-flow valuation, which put the corporate value ratio at 1:3.064569 and, after adjusting for each firm’s outstanding shares, produced a final exchange price ratio of 1:2.5422618. Read more