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Korea's financial authorities have warned investors about perpetual futures traded on offshore platforms and signalled enforcement against offshore operators that solicit Korean residents.
A new Korea Capital Market Institute report reviews where tokenization is gaining traction in global capital markets and what Korea needs before its token securities regime takes effect in February 2027.
Korea's Financial Services Commission has published the draft implementing rules for token securities. Issuers, platforms, and infrastructure providers should review them before the November 11, 2026 comment deadline.
Korea’s VASP registration rules change on August 20, 2026. Major shareholders, financial soundness, AML capacity, internal controls, and advance change filings will receive closer scrutiny.
Korea's FIU now frames crypto referral marketing for unregistered exchanges as aiding an illegal business—raising criminal risk for promoters.
If you are a foreign token project preparing to list on a Korean exchange, one requirement tends to surface before trading can begin: a legal opinion confirming that your token is not a security under Korean law. Teams often expect…
Cha & Kwon has authored the South Korea “Trends & Developments” chapter of the Chambers Blockchain & Crypto-Assets 2026 Global Practice Guide, one of the most widely referenced international guides to digital asset law. Written by Ohoon Kwon and Yeon…
What’s Next for Korea Crypto Law: Bitcoin ETF, STO, and the Blockchain Basic Act The landscape of crypto law korea is at an inflection point. The Digital Asset Basic Act (DABA) is in consultation and expected to provide foundational regulatory…
The case for a Korea blockchain framework act has been gaining traction in industry and academic discussion. Korea already has several statutes that touch crypto – the Virtual Asset User Protection Act (가상자산 이용자 보호 등에 관한 법률) for user…
CARF in Korea: Cross-Border Crypto Reporting Has Begun The landscape of crypto law korea has shifted fundamentally with the implementation of CARF—the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework—on January 1, 2026. What was once a largely unmonitored space for international crypto transactions has…