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Singapore-based crypto exchange Crypto.com has postponed its market entry into South Korea due to regulatory concerns. South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), overseen by the Financial Services Commission (FSC), found Anti-Money Laundering (AML)-related problems in the data submitted by the exchange and launched an “emergency on-site inspection” to monitor the crypto.com’s activities.  An official representing […]

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC), the country’s top financial regulator, has proposed an amendment to the Credit Finance Act, which aims to effectively prohibit local citizens from purchasing cryptocurrencies with credit cards. In a Jan. 3 legislative notice, the FSC cited concerns about money laundering and illegal outflows that could come with South Korean […]