Financial Supervisory Service

South Korea regulators pledge regulatory framework supporting investor protection
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20 October, 2023

South Korea regulators pledge regulatory framework supporting investor protection

Regulators in South Korea are working to establish a framework for the Virtual Asset User Protection Act, aiming to safeguard...
Bank of Korea teams up with BIS, local institutions for wholesale CBDC experiment
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9 October, 2023

Bank of Korea teams up with BIS, local institutions for wholesale CBDC experiment

The Bank of Korea is looking to develop a new monetary system that focuses on the use of a wholesale...
South Korea financial watchdog eyes digital currency disclosure system for investor protection
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2 February, 2023

South Korea financial watchdog eyes digital currency disclosure system for investor protection

To heighten investor protection and increase market efficiency, South Korea plans a digital asset disclosure system that would operate on...
WEMIX loses delisting battle in court against South Korean exchanges but promises to continue the fight
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14 December, 2022

WEMIX loses delisting battle in court against South Korean exchanges but promises to continue the fight

Wemade insists it will not back down after a South Korean court sided with DAXA in delisting WEMIX from exchanges...
South Korean financial institutions may bear brunt of new US digital asset control measure
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22 September, 2022

South Korean financial institutions may bear brunt of new US digital asset control measure

South Korea doubles down on efforts to track the origins of illegal virtual currency transactions as the U.S. warns of...
South Korea: Digital assets can be subjected to securities law
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19 September, 2022

South Korea: Digital assets can be subjected to securities law

Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Bok-hyun argued that caution should be exercised in passing judgments on whether or not a...