Umthetho waseNingizimu Korea uKim Young-hwan uphakamise ukulungiswa komthetho we-Improper Solicitation and Graft Act ukufaka ama-cryptocurrencies nokwabelana ngolwazi lwangaphakathi ngaphansi kwegama elithi "ukucelwa okungafanele." Lo mnyakazo uhlose ukuvala izikhala zokulawula, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izimpahla ze-crypto ziphathwa ngendlela efanayo nezinzuzo zezezimali zendabuko njengemali, izibambiso, kanye nezezakhiwo.
Isiphakamiso siyingxenye yomzamo obanzi wokuqinisa imithetho ye-crypto nokuvikela abatshalizimali eNingizimu Korea. Uma kuvunyiwe, kuzosiza ukuvimbela inkohlakalo nokuqinisekisa ukuziphendulela esikhaleni se-crypto. Kulandela ezinye izinyathelo zokulawula, kufaka phakathi umthetho we-Virtual Asset Users Protection Act kanye nokubhekwa okwandisiwe kokushintshaniswa kwe-crypto.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) isebenzise inqubomgomo yokungabekezelelani ukulwa nemisebenzi yokuhweba ye-crypto engekho emthethweni.