2026-01-12 10:29:55

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea officially completed the release of new guidelines, announcing the lifting of a 9-year ban on corporate cryptocurrency investments. This means that listed companies and large enterprises are now officially permitted to engage in crypto asset trading and investments.

Market insiders expect this policy adjustment to unleash trillions of Korean won in institutional funds into the crypto market. Previously, due to policy restrictions, Korean corporate funds remained on the sidelines, but they are expected to start deploying capital in the near future.

This marks a significant turning point in South Korea's cryptocurrency regulatory framework, signifying a shift from comprehensive restrictions to orderly openness. For the entire Asian market, this also reflects a gradual change in the attitude of major global economies towards crypto assets.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 4h ago

The 9-year ban has been lifted, and South Korea's big investors are about to enter the market. Things are getting interesting now.

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SerumSquirter

· 4h ago

South Korea has finally taken action this time. Nine years, brother. After holding back for so long, now that it's released, a bunch of money is probably going to pour in.

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StablecoinArbitrageur

· 4h ago

actually, let me run the numbers here—if we're talking trillions of KRW entering the market, the real question is correlation coefficient between institutional inflows and spot price volatility over the next 90 days. most people sleeping on the basis point arbitrage opportunities between KRW pairs on CEX vs DEX right now ngl

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OnchainHolmes

· 5h ago

Wow, after 9 years, the ban is finally lifted. Will major Korean funds rush in? Wait, could this be just another prelude to a scam... Tens of trillions of Korean won? That sounds so exciting. Really? Institutions are coming in. Do retail investors still have a chance? No, it depends on how they actually operate; policies are one thing. Holy, Asia is about to take off? Or is it just talk? It should have been lifted long ago. Korea's move was well played. The crypto world is about to get lively, hopefully not another round of being harvested.

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