South Korea Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Crypto Traders Could Face Fines

Mergers, Regulation | January 15, 2018 By:

The South Korean financial authorities are planning to impose penalties against local cryptocurrency traders who refuse to convert their virtual accounts into real-name ones.

Cryptocurrency investors are currently able to trade anonymously by using virtual accounts. The government, however, will implement new measures to crack down on cryptocurrency trading on or around January 20.

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