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Financial Services Commission decided to manage the virtual currency market, which was virtually neglected because there was no department in charge of

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We plan to continue a special crackdown until September, the deadline for reporting on the exchange, and reporter Lim Tae-woo reports what he is looking at.



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department in charge of managing and overseeing virtual asset operators, that is, virtual currency exchanges, is the Financial Services Commission.



Exchanges are required to report to FIU of the Financial Information Analysis Agency by September 24, and the Financial Services Commission will check whether exchanges manage customer money separately and whether there are measures to prevent embezzlement or hacking.



The National Tax Service and the Customs Service are included as illegal activities enforcement agencies, and they intensively monitor tax evasion and exchange of money using virtual currency.



[Government officials: Since the virtual asset business operator must be reported and inspected within the FIU (Financial Information Analysis Institute), the relevant manpower is now recruited and the organization is established... .] The



government has made real-time disclosure of reports and repairs to be prepared for the possibility that exchanges will close down before September 24, the deadline for reporting on exchanges, so investors can be prepared.



We share the status of unreported business operators with the investigating authorities to prevent damage to'spatter'.



Of the more than 60 cryptocurrency exchanges currently in operation, 20 are certified for information protection, of which only 4 are open to commercial banks and real-name deposit and withdrawal accounts.



A 20% tax will be imposed on the portion of the income generated from virtual currency that exceeds 2.5 million won from the next year's incurred.



The government announced that it will amend the relevant laws in the future to prevent exchanges from handling self-issued currencies, and prohibit market manipulation by prohibiting any trading activities by exchange operators and employees.



(Video editing: Seungjin Lee)