South Korean Crypto Exchanges To Face New Reserve Requirement Starting September
South Korea is tightening the regulatory reins on its native crypto exchanges. Effective September, exchanges within the country must maintain a minimum reserve of 3 billion won ($2.3 million). This move comes as South Korea seeks to fortify consumer protection in the crypto domain. Elevated Financial Cushion For Consumer Protection This policy may ensure exchanges […]
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Crypto exchanges operating in the country that do not register by September 24 face potential fines or even jail time. The South Korean government announced today that crypto exchanges will face punishment if they have not voluntarily registered with the country’s authorities by September 24.This new set of regulations will reportedly affect both exchanges based in South Korea and foreign exchanges that operate in Korean markets. According to the release, that includes any exchange where the Korean language is supported, marketing is geared toward Koreans, or payments can be made using the....
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The South Korean state intelligence agency is now providing crypto trading platforms with information about attempts to breach their cybersecurity. The help for the country’s digital asset exchanges comes amid growing threats, local media reported. Intelligence Service Offers Cybersecurity Assistance to Major South Korean Crypto Exchanges South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has started to alert the country’s major cryptocurrency exchanges about hacking attempts as threats of this nature are on the rise, the Yonhap news agency reported, quoting an....
The deadline for crypto exchanges and service providers in South Korea to meet requirements to stay open under the new regulation has passed. Twenty-nine cryptocurrency exchanges met the deadline to continue operations but only four of them can offer trading in Korean won.
New South Korean Crypto Regulation in Effect
The Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information requires crypto exchanges to obtain Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification and submit a report to the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) by midnight on....