Policy Event Β· High impact

South Korea Government To Discuss 2027 Crypto Tax Rules With Major Exchanges

South Korea plans to meet five major exchanges and DAXA on 20 October to discuss the 2027 digital-asset tax regime, including treatment of staking, airdrops and DeFi income. The consultation affects exchange reporting, cost-basis records and customer tax statements.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around taxation, regulation in South Korea. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH. Named institutions or platforms: Korea Government, DAXA, Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Gopax. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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