{"id":93027,"date":"2026-01-12T14:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93027"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:09:20","slug":"south-korea-lifts-ban-on-corporate-cryptocurrency-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/south-korea-lifts-ban-on-corporate-cryptocurrency-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Lifts Ban on Corporate Crypto Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has lifted the ban on corporate investments in cryptocurrencies, according to local media<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The final regulations will be published in January or February. Under the draft, legal entities will be allowed to allocate up to 5% of their shareholder equity to coins within the top 20 by market capitalization. Stablecoins<\/a> are not yet included in this list\u2014a decision on them will be made later.<\/p>\n

Investments will be permitted only through the country’s five largest regulated exchanges: Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, INEX, and Coinone. <\/p>\n

The South Korean government banned corporations from investing in cryptocurrencies in 2017 due to concerns about money laundering.<\/p>\n

Potential Impact<\/h2>\n

Experts from Seoul Economic Daily anticipate that more than 3,500 corporations will enter the market, bringing in “tens of trillions of won.”<\/p>\n

As an example, journalists cited the internet giant Naver, with a capital of $18.4 billion (27 trillion won). Within the 5% limit, the company could theoretically acquire about 10,000 BTC. <\/p>\n

The lifting of the ban could accelerate the launch of a national stablecoin and the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs<\/a>, issues that have long been stalled.<\/p>\n

Opening corporate access to the market could boost the development of local crypto companies, blockchain startups, and the DAT<\/span> sector, as well as stimulate domestic investments in digital assets. <\/p>\n

Until now, major South Korean corporations had to use foreign jurisdictions for such investments to circumvent domestic restrictions.<\/p>\n

Earlier in January, South Korea’s Supreme Court for the first time recognized<\/a> the legality of seizing bitcoins from exchange wallets in criminal cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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