Bybit crypto exchange suspends services in South Korea
Amid the looming regulatory deadline in South Korea, a major crypto exchange is closing up shop in the country. Bybit, one of the world’s top cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, will halt some of its services to South Korean users ahead of a licensing deadline.The exchange officially announced on Sept. 17 that it will discontinue Korean language support from its platforms as well as its official South Korean community on social media. The suspensions will take effect starting Sept. 20.“Bybit does not support any Korean won markets, such as won denominated trading pairs, payments or....
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The deadline for cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet operators to comply with the new regulatory requirements to stay open in South Korea is this week. So far, only one crypto exchange has been licensed to continue operations. About 60 crypto exchanges are expected to either shut down or reduce services.
60 Crypto Exchanges Expected to Shut Down or Reduce Services
Under the “Act on the Reporting and Use of Specific Financial Transaction Information (Special Act),” crypto exchanges must be Information Security Management System (ISMS)-certified and register with the....