• South Korea's top crypto exchanges are renewing their banking deals, indicating strong relations with the traditional financial sector.
• Bithumb is close to finalizing a deal with NongHyup Bank to work together for at least another year.
• Bithumb and NH Bank have strengthened anti-money laundering systems and provided stable services since they first started collaborating five years ago.
• The move is a welcome tonic for larger, older banks who risk being frozen out of the crypto picture by newer, IT firm-backed neobanks.
• Upbit, the market-leading crypto exchange, has enjoyed a surge in popularity since partnering with the Kakao Bank neobank rival K Bank.
• K Bank allows new customers to open accounts via its mobile app, while Coinone and Kakao Bank are hopeful that their partnership will yield similar results.
• NH Bank rival Shinhan Bank is unlikely to depart from its own partnership deal with the Korbit exchange.
• The Upbit operator Dunamu has called on the government to lift the ban on initial exchange offerings (IEOs) to promote digital financial innovation in the domestic crypto sector.

The article has a positive sentiment as it highlights the strong relations between South Korea's top crypto exchanges and the traditional financial sector, and the renewal of banking deals between Bithumb and NongHyup Bank.