South Korea Maintains Its Ban on Crypto ETFs
South Korea January 12, 2024

South Korea Maintains Its Ban on Crypto ETFs

South Korea has reiterated its ban on crypto ETFs despite the US approving 11 spot bitcoin ETFs earlier this week. As it...

Spotlight January 4, 2024

South Korea Suggests Ban on Using Credit Cards to Buy Crypto

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed changing its credit finance act, banning local citizens from...

South Korea December 29, 2023

Investigation Reveals South Korean Lawmakers Traded $97 Million in Crypto in 3 Years

An investigation into the digital asset transaction record of all sitting members of the South Korean parliament reveale...

Regulatory December 27, 2023

South Korea Mandates High-Ranking Public Officials Disclose Crypto Holdings

South Korea announced that its high-ranking public officials must disclose their crypto holdings starting in 2024.

South Korea December 11, 2023

NFTs and CBDCs Excluded from South Korea’s Crypto Interest Mandate

South Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), announced digital asset investors are to rec...

CBDC November 28, 2023

South Korea Set to Pilot CBDC Q4 2024

The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced it will pilot a central bank digital currency (BDC) involving 100,000 citizens in Q4 2...

South Korea August 30, 2023

South Korea Mandates Crypto Exchanges Hold $2.3M Reserve

South Korean crypto exchanges with “real-name” bank accounts must hold $2.3 million in reserve funds according to new ma...