South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly President Who Vows to Deregulate Digital A...

South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly President Who Vows to Deregulate Digital A...

South Korean voters have elected a crypto-friendly president. Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party has vowed to deregulate the crypto industry and introduce favorable tax laws for crypto investors. “To realize the unlimited potential of the virtual asset market, we must overhaul regulations that are far from reality and unreasonable,” he said. South Korea’s President-Elect Vows to Deregulate Crypto Industry South Korean voters elected Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party as their new president in the country’s most....


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