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South Korea Stablecoin Outflows From Won Exchanges Reach KRW 560 Billion In June

South Korea's five won-based crypto exchanges reportedly sent KRW 2.76 trillion of stablecoins to overseas exchanges and received KRW 2.20 trillion in June, leaving a net outflow of about KRW 560.3 billion. The flow reinforces stablecoin transfer monitoring, Travel Rule controls and overseas exchange exposure as core Korean market risks.

Medium impact🇰🇷 South KoreaStablecoinExchangeAMLUSDTUSDCKRWUpbitBithumbCoinoneKorbitGopaxFIU

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a medium-impact signal around stablecoin, exchange, aml in South Korea. Protocols/assets in scope: USDT, USDC, KRW. Named institutions or platforms: Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, Gopax, FIU. 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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