Over 200 Residents Lose Crypto In South Korea Tax Crackdown
Cheongju city authorities have moved to collect unpaid local taxes by seizing cryptocurrencies from residents, according to reports. Since 2021, officials say they targeted 203 people who failed to pay local levies. Of those, crypto from 161 individuals was already frozen or taken, with the city estimating the recovered value at about 1.5 billion won […]
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U.S. and South Korea to Share Data on Crypto Investigations
South Korea’s Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon met with U.S. prosecution officials during a visit to New York this week, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday.
The U.S. officials present at the meeting included Andrea Griswold, chief counsel to the United States Attorney,....