The government of announced it had excluded from legislation governing venture businesses in a issued Monday, August 13.
The brief document from the country’s Ministry of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Startups (MSS) explained that contrary to previous decisions, it would now place exchanges alongside bars and nightclubs as businesses that it would “not encourage as a venture enterprise.”
A rough translation of part of the press release explains:
“The Small and Medium Venture Business Department [of the MSS] has no intention to regulate cryptocurrency trading and disclosures (ICOs), but as problems such as speculation emerge, cryptocurrency exchanges are not a target for the government to encourage as a venture enterprise.”
The MSS added, “[w]e will also foster blockchain technology and related companies at the government level.”
South Korea continues its intense reshaping of the regulatory landscape around cryptocurrency, having begun the year with a turbulent period which .
Now, the country’s crypto exchanges face strict banking and taxation obligations, while authorities continue to monitor the industry in a manner to the oversight in .
At the same time, technology has become a long-term focus for investment, the government this week revealing the area would form one of eight it had singled out for in 2019 of 5 trillion won (about $4.4 billion).
Published at Tue, 14 Aug 2018 18:50:00 +0000
