Financial regulators in South Korea want to bring security tokens, which are blockchain-based digital forms of traditional securities, into the scope of the country’s capital markets rules in an effort to formalize the products.
The country’s top financial regulators, including the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service, met with industry representatives like the Korea stock market (KRX) at a seminar on Tuesday to gather feedback on how to approach new rules. Based on the opinions gathered at the policy seminar, the FSC plans to publish guidelines for the issuance and commercialization of security tokens by the end of 2022. Afterwards, it plans to modify the country’s existing electronic securities and capital market regulatory frameworks to cover security tokens. South Korea is speeding ahead with new plans to regulate the digital asset sector following after a turbulent market earlier this year slashed crypto prices and brought down some industry heavyweights. The FSC has vowed to accelerate new rules for the crypto sector, while anti-money-laundering authorities are scrutinizing crypto platforms operating in the country.
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