Altcoins Talks - Cryptocurrency Forum
Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Crypto Exchanges => Topic started by: mlawson71 on March 08, 2020, 01:37:17 PM
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After many debates South Korea finally fully legalized cryptocurrencies on its territory by passing a new legislation that requires all crypto exchanges to get a license from the local financial regulator - the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).
The new legislation is called the Special Financial Information Law and according to it all such companies are required to follow the anti- money laundering (AML) and counter- terror financing (CTF) provisions recommended by the the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Right now there are only six exchanges in the country that are registered with the Korea Internet & Security Agency, namely pBit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, Gopax, and Hanbitco.
Source (https://www.forexbrokerz.com/news/south-korea-regulates-crypto-trading)
I think this is pretty good news and I have little doubt more exchanges will file for a license soon.