Policy Event Β· Medium impact

South Korea Police Launch First Guidelines for Dark Coin Custody

South Korean police issued first-ever guidelines for handling privacy-focused cryptocurrencies ('dark coins') including Monero and Zcash. New rules require software wallets and professional custody services for seized dark coins, combining internal protocols with private sector oversight as crypto-related crimes and high-value seizures increase.

Medium impactπŸ‡°πŸ‡· South KoreaCustodyRegulationBTCETH

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a medium-impact signal around custody, regulation in South Korea. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH. 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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