Financial Supervisory Service

South Korea: 16 arrested over alleged illegal digital assets-linked forex transactions
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4 September, 2022

South Korea: 16 arrested over alleged illegal digital assets-linked forex transactions

South Korea sees a nearly 10% rise in illegal forex transactions tied with digital assets this 2022, forcing authorities to...
South Korea: FSS probe into banks finds $3.1B digital assets linked to forex transactions
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30 July, 2022

South Korea: FSS probe into banks finds $3.1B digital assets linked to forex transactions

The Financial Supervisory Service has discovered KRW1.6 trillion ($1.2 billion) of forex transactions at five Woori Bank branches. Another KRW2.5...
South Korea reinstates investigative unit ‘Grim Reapers of Yeoui-do’ to investigate Terra
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21 May, 2022

South Korea reinstates investigative unit ‘Grim Reapers of Yeoui-do’ to investigate Terra

The unit is a joint financial and securities crime investigation team from the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory...
Following LUNA UST crash, South Korea emphasizes need for digital currency regulations
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19 May, 2022

Following LUNA UST crash, South Korea emphasizes need for digital currency regulations

The country’s regulators have said they will use the Terra debacle to raise awareness among digital asset investors following the...
South Korea regulator to enhance supervision over digital currencies, NFTs, metaverse
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19 February, 2022

South Korea regulator to enhance supervision over digital currencies, NFTs, metaverse

The Financial Supervisory Service will become more stringent with the digital assets sector as it booms in South Korea, including...
South Korea’s ICO ban to stay, regulators say
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1 February, 2019

South Korea’s ICO ban to stay, regulators say

South Korea’s ICO ban to stay, regulators say