South Korea has adopted broad new licensing regulations for the crypto industry, marking a clear turning point in the regulation of digital assets. The government believes that the crypto industry should be regulated as a whole, rather than being supervised in a piecemeal fashion. This development is part of the
The third-biggest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Coinone, is looking for the sale of shares held by its chairman, as revealed via a report from local news outlet Seoul Economic Daily. The exchange is looking for different options to sell a portion of Chairman and biggest shareholder Cha Myung-hoon’s 53.4%
The prosecutor from South Korea is investigating the disappearance of Bitcoin captured from government custody. A lot of Bitcoins were missing at the time of the storage and management process of prosecutors. As per the internal reviews, it was reported that the incident is believed to have occurred in mid-2025.
The Financial Services Commission, or FSC, of South Korea is reportedly planning to allow listed companies and professional investors to invest in cryptos. This could be done by lifting a years-long ban, with guidelines expected to be rolled out by the next month, that is, February 2026. Cryptos, or cryptocurrencies,
South Korea’s Korean Customs Service has broken up the largest crypto money laundering operation involving nearly $101.7 million (150 billion Won). As per the reports from Yonhap, three Chinese nationals were arrested, and this illegal activity ran from September 2021 to June 2025. It involved the illegal cross-border movement of
Google is rolling out stricter crypto app requirements in South Korea, a change that could sharply limit access to offshore exchanges by linking app availability to local regulatory approval. The update raises compliance pressure on foreign platforms that serve Korean users without completing the country’s formal registration process. According to
South Korea is set to relax its ban on investing in crypto by corporations and will therefore bring about a significant change in policy that will help open up the market for digital assets to new institutions. The Financial Services Commission has been seen to have updated the guidelines to
South Korean Supreme Court makes historic ruling on Bitcoin seizure, ruling that Bitcoins in accounts on Korean cryptocurrency exchanges are subject to seizure under the Criminal Procedure Act, finally putting an end to questions about the treatment of cryptocurrency in criminal prosecutions after many years of legal limbo. The decision,
Momentum for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds continues to build in South Korea, even as regulatory approval remains out of reach. The country’s main securities and derivatives operator, the Korea Exchange, has signaled that it stands ready to support crypto-linked investment products once regulators give the green light. Speaking at the first
Bithumb, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, has planned to roll out its third annual dormant asset recovery campaign, stating that unclaimed cryptocurrency holdings on the platform have slipped to 291.6 billion won. It showed around a 34% fall from 2024’s 443.5 billion won. The fall is majorly due to the
