South Korea Sets Up Digital Asset Committee, Fast Tracks Crypto Regulation Ef...
South Korea aims to form a digital asset watchdog by June, according to local media sources. The committee will oversee regulation of the space until the government is able to draft basic laws on digital assets. South Korea Launch Crypto Watchdog The committee will be unveiled during the last week of June, according to a […]
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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....
Over the last few years, the astronomical growth in cryptocurrency prices facilitated the surge of crypto and blockchain technology adoption in a few key markets. South Korea is one of them. The nation has always been a leading force and major participant in the emerging digital asset economy. Even though South Korea operates in an isolated manner because of its strict capital control laws, its crypto market still grew to new heights, reaching a valuation of $46 billion at the end of 2021. According to a report, South Korea is home to roughly 5.58 million crypto users, accounting for more....
Changes meant to postpone the introduction of a tax on virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies in South Korea have been approved by an important parliamentary committee. The draft legislation seeks to delay Seoul’s plan to impose a 20-percent levy on gains from crypto transactions.
Ahead of Election, Major Parties Support Tax Break for Crypto Investors in South Korea
South Korean parliament is taking steps to suspend a planned tax on profits from digital asset investments for another year. The move has been supported by the ruling Democratic Party, despite disagreements....
The Korea Digital Asset Industry Committee meeting discussed crypto tax, DeFi markets, nonfungible tokens and metaverse during their meeting on Thursday. The Korea Digital Asset Industry Committee comprising of leading Blockchain experts in South Korea has called for the formation of a government committee dedicated to helping and advancing digital asset businesses in the country.The group of experts gathered on Thursday to discuss various ways in which Korea could become a leading digital asset market and what role the should government play to achieve that. The experts believed that....
Crypto.com is one of the world’s fastest growing digital asset trading platform. It has recently spoken about its acquisitions in South Korea which would help in Crypto.com’s South Korea expansion plan. The trading platform is of the belief that the collapse in the market can be reversed this year itself. It has now secured its […]