{"id":50013,"date":"2018-05-05T14:47:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T21:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=50013"},"modified":"2018-09-09T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T02:21:55","slug":"south-korea-moves-to-legalize-and-regulate-icos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/south-korea-moves-to-legalize-and-regulate-icos\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Moves to Legalize and Regulate ICOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A legislative body within South Korea is moving to lift the government's ban on initial coin offerings as a group of lawmakers led by Rep. Hong Eui-rak is drafting a bill to legalize ICOs under government supervision.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/tech\/2018\/05\/133_248349.html\">speech<\/a> brought before the National Assembly on the topic of cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technologies, Hong affirmed the place of ICOs within the current financial ecosystem, unveiling the bill which was based on a joint study conducted by his office alongside the Korean International Trade Association. While the bill does not seek to provide ICOs with unlimited freedom, it will provide them with a future framework to exist, with Hong stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The primary goal (of the legislation) is helping remove uncertainties facing blockchain-related businesses.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38639\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/south-korea-blockchain-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"South Korean Financial Regulator Heralds Blockchain as the Future of FinTech\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/south-korea-blockchain-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/south-korea-blockchain-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/south-korea-blockchain-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/south-korea-blockchain-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related Story:\u00a0<a title=\"South Korean Financial Regulator Heralds Blockchain as the Future of FinTech\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/south-korea-fintech\/\">South Korean Financial Regulator Heralds Blockchain as the Future of FinTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s ICOs will be conducted with the with tight supervision from the Ministry of Science, ICT and the Financial Services Commission, proposing that ICOs should only be initiated by research centers and public sector groups.<\/p>\n<p>This requirement endeavors to streamline the ICO process by redirecting potential offerings through official channels in an attempt to filter out illegitimate and potential fraudulent parties.<\/p>\n<p>Hongs sentiments were reflected by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Chung Sye-kyun, who raised the notion of the capacity of ICOs to provide valuable projects to the wider community saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBlockchain and cryptos can be used in various public sectors for good causes. Given their potential, we need to work to help reduce the political uncertainties they face,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Restrictive Legislation Forces Businesses to Relocate<\/h2>\n<p>This position is a stark contrast to South Korea's previous standing on cryptocurrency based revenue raising activities which consisted of a blanket ban, causing popular South Korean exchanges such as Bithumb to move operations to Singapore in order to circumvent the jurisdiction of the law.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39091\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39091\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/binance-malta-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Binance Moves its Headquarters to Malta Seeking More Crypto-Friendly Legislation\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/binance-malta-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/binance-malta-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/binance-malta-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/binance-malta-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related Story:\u00a0<a title=\"Binance Moves its Headquarters to Malta Seeking More Crypto-Friendly Legislation\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/binance-malta\/\">Binance Moves its Headquarters to Malta Seeking More Crypto-Friendly Legislation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Relocation has become a common trend in countries with stifling regulations or outright bans on crypto infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>After both China and Japan implemented such restrictions, they saw leading exchanges and mining companies simply move abroad, with the world largest exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/binance-malta\/\">Binance shifting its business to Malta<\/a> while mining companies like BTC. Top \u2014 one of the world's third-largest mining pools \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.businessinsider.com\/canada-quebec-bitcoin-miners-mining-2018-1\">relocating<\/a> its operations to Canada.<\/p>\n<h2>South Korean Financial Authorities Look to Provide Support<\/h2>\n<p>While South Korea\u2019s bill is still in its early legislative stages, it represents a decisive shift in the South Korean government to provide cryptocurrency and the existing frameworks of the crypto economy with adequate guidelines to flourish alongside a carefully considered legal system.<\/p>\n<p>A proposed timeline for these changes has yet to emerge, however recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/biz\/2018\/03\/367_245242.html\">interviews<\/a> with Kang Young-soo of South Korea\u2019s Financial Services Commission have acknowledged a positive outlook on ICOs. 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