Press · South Korea

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Key Numbers

• 28: 28 virtual asset service providers are on the FIU's list of reported businesses in South Korea (as of 30 Sep 2026); 19 report trading or brokerage. FIU
• 40: the FSC has named 40 unregistered crypto operators that were reported to investigators, including KuCoin, MEXC, BingX and BitMart. FSC
• 17: registrations that expired without renewal. FIU

Analysis

• Only 28 Crypto Businesses Are Registered in South Korea. Here Is the Full List

  21 Oct 2026 · Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, GOPAX, Crypto.com and 23 more: what the FIU's list shows, and the 17 that let their registration lapse.

• KuCoin, MEXC, BingX: The 40 Unregistered Crypto Operators Korea Reported to Investigators

  21 Oct 2026 · The FSC's list of operators that did not report to the FIU, when they were reported, and which global exchanges are on neither list.

• South Korea's Crypto Rules: FIU Registration and the Virtual Asset User Protection Act

  21 Oct 2026 · Two layers of law: registration with the FIU since 2021, and user protection and unfair-trading rules since 19 July 2024.

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