Source: AdobeStock While the US has finally approved a decade-long wait for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), South Korea still stands firm in banning BTC ETFs. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said that the launch of virtual currency ETFs is “impossible” and that “nothing will change.” The country has currently banned banks and financial institutions…
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According to a statement published by the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC), the entity’s Korea Financial Intelligence Unit held a meeting with virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in order to strengthen regulatory compliance. The top five South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges including Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax have created compliance systems to monitor illegal…
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The South Korean central bank will be able to access crypto transaction data from exchanges operating in the country. The central bank of South Korea has been given the green light to ramp up its scrutiny of cryptocurrency service operators and issuers amid further discussions on virtual asset legislation in the country. On April 20,…
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The South Korean central bank is set to be granted the right to investigate virtual assets after the Financial Services Commission (FSC) dropped its opposition to the move. According to a report, the FSC dropped its opposition to the central bank’s bid after it was accused of seeking to make itself the country’s sole regulator…
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