11 kripto borz naj bi se v Južni Koreji zaprlo

Južna Koreja’s financial authority is shutting down various local cryptocurrency exchanges, the Korea Herald reported on Sunday. The country’s financial regulator, Financial Services Commission (FSC), has shut down 11 local cryptocurrency exchanges due to their engagement in illegal activities.

Moreover, Darlbit and Bitsonic are among South Korean crypto trading platforms that recently declared stop business operations. However, the entire list of exchanges that are set to shut down ostaja nejasno.

In addition, Bithumb and Upbit, dva največja menjave kripto valut in the country, have been spared by the crackdown. It seems that this is because both are well-known among other platforme za kripto trgovanje that offer real-name trading accounts for their customers.

Besides, real-name registration has been compulsory in South Korea since 2018. To clarify, this is to push to root out pranje denarja and other fraudulent activities.

According to the report, banks were hesitant to extend partnerships with local cryptocurrency exchanges due to the low risk-reward ratio of such deals. However, the leading players of the likes of Bithumb have had their businesses continued until September.

Consequently, various smaller trading platforms saw themselves backed into a corner.

V drugi opombi mednarodne borze kriptovalut need also to register with the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KFIU) by Sept. 24. Otherwise, they will have to close their shop or possibly face criminal charges.

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