South Korea’s Financial Regulator Holds Closed-Door Meeting With 20 Crypto Ex...
Regional reports disclose South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) had a closed-door meeting with roughly 20 different cryptocurrency exchanges on June 3. The report highlights that virtual asset business operators (VASPs) that attended the meeting all had ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification. South Korean Regulator Holds a Closed-Door Meeting With 20 VASPs A report stemming from D.Street who quoted undisclosed sources stated the South Korean FSC met with 20 “small and medium-sized exchanges in South Korea” to discuss the cryptocurrency....
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The FSC is in dialogues with South Korea’s crypto exchanges amid expanded regulatory oversight. Small and medium-sized exchanges in South Korea had a chance to express some of their grievances with the government during a recent meeting with financial regulators.According to a report by South Korean news outlet D.Street, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) convened a closed-door meeting with 20 crypto exchanges on Thursday.Inside sources quoted by D.Street say the closed-door session was a parley between the FSC’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the 20 crypto exchanges where the....
South Korea announced Digital Assets Committee, launched an investigation and met with Asia-Pacific financial authorities. On Friday, June 3, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) began an investigation into payment gateway services that work with digital assets. The FSS is South Korea’s financial regulator that operates under the Financial Services Commission (FSC), both of which are government institutions.As reported by local news outlet Money Today Co., the FSS had recently demanded reports from 157 payment gateways about any service related to crypto, their plans for the....
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South Korea’s crypto tax law continues to face significant opposition from cryptocurrency proponents in the county. Kim Boo-kyum, recently nominated as Prime Minister by South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, has said he will look into the country’s crypto tax law.According to a report by KBS World, the Prime Minister nominee is keen to ensure that there are no victims of the crypto tax law coming into effect in January 2022.Kim’s comments come amid growing opposition to the incoming crypto tax regime. Tensions were further stoked after Eun Sung-soo, chairman of South Korea’s Financial....