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taxation of virtual assets starting next year, the government has put forward a position that some non-fungible tokens and NFTs may also be taxed. 



If it is used as a payment or investment method, it can be regulated by the current law.



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non-fungible token, NFT, can be viewed or downloaded from the Internet, but it is a token that is recognized as a single digital genuine product using a kind of blockchain technology.



According to international standards, financial authorities have postponed specific interpretations, although "NFTs can be regarded as virtual assets when used for investment or settlement purposes."



However, recently, the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission appeared at the National Assembly and said, "Some NFTs are classified as virtual assets and can be subject to taxation under the current law."



However, it did not specifically mention which cases are payment and investment methods.



In response, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said, "It is up to the financial authorities to classify which of the NFTs are virtual assets, and there is no fact that taxation is being prepared."



The reason why NFTs are engaged in a war of nerves between ministries over whether to incorporate virtual assets is because of concerns about market turmoil.



Recently, game and entertainment companies have announced that NFT technology will be applied, and the stock price has skyrocketed.



[Wi Jeong-hyun / President of the Korean Game Society (Professor Chung-Ang University): Exchanging money outside the game is currently prohibited by law.

(By the way) I see a lot of cases where some companies intentionally use it as a tool to raise the stock price.] Even with the



immediate virtual currency taxation, political circles are claiming that it should be deferred. It seems necessary.



(Video coverage: Kim Gyun-jong, video editing: Kim Jun-hee)