South Korea Follows China - Tightens ICO Policy

China's ICO ban already has a major impact on digital currencies. Local platforms that attract investment in this way have already begun to return customers' money. And now, right after China, similar action against ICO has taken South Korea as well.

Recall that the Chinese regulatory authorities have recognized the primary supply of digital coins (ICO) as an illicit financial instrument for attracting funds, which can be considered a financial fraud. The Chinese authorities have banned organizations and individuals from attracting financial resources in this way. Immediately after this announcement, many ICO platforms voluntarily ceased their activities.

Now there is information that South Korea is abruptly stiffening its attitude towards ICO and crypto-lute. The Financial Supervision Commission has decided to remove gray areas in legislation and protect consumers from financial frauds. One of the measures envisaged is the abolition of anonymity when performing cryptographic transactions and the introduction of an authentication system is considered. It is envisaged to create mechanisms for tracking suspicious transactions.

So far, the intentions of the Financial Commission have not changed into law, and the situation in South Korea is much softer than China.

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