South Korea has locked in a 22% crypto tax on gains above 2.5 million won, set to begin January 1, 2027. The move ends years of delay, but the real test will be whether the rules are clear enough to avoid driving traders offshore.
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South Korea is reportedly moving ahead with a 22% tax on crypto gains above 2.5 million won, targeted for 2027. The plan could hit active traders, tighten exchange reporting, and reignite the fight over whether taxing crypto helps the market or just drives activity offshore.
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South Korea is moving to fold 10 digital asset bills into a broader crypto framework while a 22% tax on gains still looms for January 2027. Stablecoins, bank control, and tax policy are colliding fast — and the stakes for users and builders are very real.
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World is pushing proof of personhood beyond crypto circles, pitching World ID as a privacy-preserving way to verify real humans for enterprise tools, consumer apps, and AI agents. With partners like Zoom, DocuSign, Tinder, and more, the bet is simple: the internet’s bot problem is getting too ugly to ignore.
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Mirae Asset Consulting is set to take 97.15% control of Korbit, giving one of South Korea’s biggest financial groups near-total ownership of a major crypto exchange. The move signals TradFi is shifting from watching crypto to owning its infrastructure.
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South Korea is bringing digital assets into state finance with tokenized bonds, deposits, and possible real-estate tokenization, while Japan is tightening crypto rules with securities-style oversight, insider-trading bans, and harsher penalties. Same tech, very different government instincts.
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HashKey, Kbank, and BPMG are exploring a KRW-backed stablecoin model for cross-border payments and trade settlement, but it’s still just an MOU—not a launch. The real question is whether South Korea’s regulators will let regulated tokenized money actually move.
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South Korea’s regulator says it has probed 40+ suspected crypto manipulation cases under its new user protection law and is ramping up AI surveillance to catch the next wave of market abuse. The message is clear: cleaner markets, tougher rules, and less room for shady trading games.
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South Korea’s regulator has begun a sanctions process against Dunamu, the company behind Upbit, but key details are still under wraps. With no named violation or penalty yet, the move signals scrutiny for the country’s largest crypto exchange without confirming a major breach.
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South Korea’s FSS has launched sanctions proceedings against Dunamu after Upbit’s wallet breach, but the case is exposing a bigger problem: the law is still fuzzy on how to punish hacks and system failures. Upbit says users will be reimbursed, but regulators clearly want more than apologies and corporate cleanup.
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