🚀 South Korea Implements New Rules for Managing Public-Sector Virtual Assets
South Korea has approved a plan to manage 78 billion won, equivalent to approximately $57.7 million, in public-sector virtual assets. According to NS3.AI, the new regulations mandate that any seized or confiscated cryptocurrency from personal wallets must be promptly transferred to an institutional cold wallet, which is not connected to the internet. Additionally, the rules stipulate that private keys and recovery phrases must be controlled by at least two individuals through a split-access arrangement.
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🚀 South Korea Warns of Crypto Market Abuse via APIs
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has issued a warning to consumers regarding increasing abuse in the cryptocurrency market linked to APIs. According to NS3.AI, these application programming interfaces are responsible for approximately 30% of the nation's virtual asset trading volume. The regulator highlighted that automated trading programs are being utilized to artificially inflate transactions and manipulate market conditions. In response, a consumer advisory was released, providing examples of such misconduct to raise awareness among investors.
#SouthKorea#Crypto#Cryptocurrency#API#MarketAbuse#Regulation#ConsumerProtection#AutomatedTrading#VirtualAssets#InvestorAwareness
Hong Kong Targets Global Virtual Asset Hub
Hong Kong unveils new roadmap to become a global virtual asset center, focusing on staking services, attracting liquidity, and exploring derivatives trading. Further endeavors include OTC and custody licensing. For details, visit Wu Blockchain News.
#HongKong#VirtualAssets#Crypto#DeFi#Liquidity#Licensing#Staking#Derivatives#OTC#Custody#Regulation#Finance#Investment#Blockchain#Web3#MarketTrends#TechUpdates#Innovation#GlobalMarkets#FutureOfFinance
🚀 Dubai's VARA Issues Guidance on Virtual Asset Issuance
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has released guidance detailing the structuring, disclosure, and distribution of virtual assets, including stablecoins and real-world asset tokens. According to NS3.AI, the document outlines three issuance pathways, specifying that Category 2 issuances must be distributed through intermediaries licensed by VARA. This guidance serves to interpret VARA's existing issuance rulebook rather than establish new laws. Ruben Bombardi, general counsel at VARA, stated that the framework aims to provide issuers with enhanced regulatory clarity and assist users in making more informed decisions.
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🚀 South Korea's Unclear Tax Standards for Crypto Income Raise Concerns
South Korea's National Tax Service has yet to establish definitive tax guidelines for decentralized finance (DeFi), staking, lending, and other forms of cryptocurrency income ahead of the new virtual asset tax regime set to begin next January. According to NS3.AI, the agency, in a written response to lawmaker Song Eon-seog, indicated that it is currently gathering international legislative examples and expert opinions to inform its approach. The lack of clarity on taxing profits from overseas exchanges outside the 56 jurisdictions covered by the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework could lead to issues of fairness and potential capital flight.
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🚀 South Korea Considers Seizing Principal in Virtual Asset Insider Trading Cases
South Korea's financial regulators are contemplating the inclusion of a clause to seize the principal in virtual asset insider trading cases in the upcoming second phase of legislation expected later this year. According to PANews, under the current Virtual Asset User Protection Act, the government can only confiscate investment principal in cases of fraudulent transactions or market manipulation. There is no legal basis for seizing the principal in insider trading cases.
The Financial Supervisory Service has recently submitted this issue to the Financial Services Commission, which is currently reviewing whether to incorporate it into the second phase of the law. In the stock market, all improper trading crimes can result in the confiscation of the investment principal.
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🚀 Argentina Revises Investor Qualification Rules to Include Virtual Assets
Argentina's National Securities Commission (CNV) has issued Resolution No. 1125/2026, revising the definition of qualified investors to include virtual assets. According to Foresight News, the new regulation allows individuals or entities to combine virtual assets with securities investments and bank deposits to meet the threshold of 350,000 UVA (Argentinian inflation-linked units) for qualification.
The revision also introduces provisions related to crowdfunding, permitting non-qualified investors to participate in specific public offerings. The investment limit for a single transaction is set at 3,000 UVA, with a cumulative cap of 10,000 UVA, and must not exceed 5% of the investor's personal assets per transaction or 10% cumulatively.
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