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For foreign counsel advising clients with Korean asset exposure, the way to freeze cryptocurrency in Korea is about to change. On 2 July 2026, the Supreme Court of Korea pre-announced a partial amendment to the Civil Execution Rules (민사집행규칙) creating,…
Korea's FIU now frames crypto referral marketing for unregistered exchanges as aiding an illegal business—raising criminal risk for promoters.
If you are a foreign token project preparing to list on a Korean exchange, one requirement tends to surface before trading can begin: a legal opinion confirming that your token is not a security under Korean law. Teams often expect…
Cha & Kwon has authored the South Korea “Trends & Developments” chapter of the Chambers Blockchain & Crypto-Assets 2026 Global Practice Guide, one of the most widely referenced international guides to digital asset law. Written by Ohoon Kwon and Yeon…
When a fraudster moves stolen funds into a Korean centralized exchange, foreign counsel often face the same question: how do we freeze and recover assets sitting in a wallet we cannot touch? Korean civil execution provides a workable answer. The…
What’s Next for Korea Crypto Law: Bitcoin ETF, STO, and the Blockchain Basic Act The landscape of crypto law korea is at an inflection point. The Digital Asset Basic Act (DABA) is in consultation and expected to provide foundational regulatory…
The case for a Korea blockchain framework act has been gaining traction in industry and academic discussion. Korea already has several statutes that touch crypto – the Virtual Asset User Protection Act (가상자산 이용자 보호 등에 관한 법률) for user…
CARF in Korea: Cross-Border Crypto Reporting Has Begun The landscape of crypto law korea has shifted fundamentally with the implementation of CARF—the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework—on January 1, 2026. What was once a largely unmonitored space for international crypto transactions has…
Foreign companies seeking to trade through a Korean cryptocurrency exchange — whether to access Korean Won liquidity, recover assets from a previously dormant account, or run institutional crypto operations from abroad — quickly run into procedural barriers that are rarely…
Three Deferrals and Counting: When Will Korea’s Crypto Tax Finally Launch? For nearly a decade, Korean cryptocurrency investors have lived in a state of tax uncertainty. What began as an ambitious regulatory initiative in 2021 has become a study in…
