South Korea’s FSS Expands AI Surveillance With New Nvidia H100 to Tackle Rising Crypto Manipulation Cases

• FSS added new Nvidia H100 power to strengthen AI detection of crypto market manipulation risks.

• Suspicious crypto transaction reports in 2025 already exceed totals from the previous two years.

• VISTA now tracks linked accounts and analyzes messages to uncover coordinated unfair trading.

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has expanded its AI systems to tighten crypto market oversight. The agency added more Nvidia H100 GPU capacity to strengthen real-time detection tools. This upgrade supports its VISTA investigation platform launched in 2024. Authorities aim to respond faster as suspicious crypto activity increases.

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The FSS secured 170 million won for internal server expansion in 2024. It plans to install an additional Nvidia H100 unit by the second quarter. The H100 supports advanced AI training and complex data analysis. Officials expect faster processing of large trading datasets across exchanges.

Last year, the FSS purchased two H100 units with a 220 million won budget. Those upgrades reinforced VISTA’s ability to detect unfair trading patterns. The system analyzes trading data using structured grid searches. It reviews each sub-period within a transaction timeline.

This method helps identify manipulation windows that once required manual review. Internal tests showed the AI detected all previously confirmed manipulation periods. In addition, it flagged hidden intervals missed by traditional analysis. As a result, enforcement teams gained deeper investigative insight.

VISTA Adds Account Tracking and Message Analysis Tools

The FSS now focuses on suspicious account clusters linked to coordinated trading schemes. VISTA will expand its capacity to track connected accounts across platforms. This function supports faster enforcement decisions when abnormal patterns appear. It also improves cross-market monitoring.

Moreover, the regulator plans to build a large language model. This tool will classify harmful communication tied to unfair crypto trading. It will analyze messages connected to coordinated activity. Consequently, investigators can link trading behavior with communication patterns.

The FSS is also reviewing a separate AI network for continuous monitoring. This system would track abrupt price movements in real time. It would also assess technical risks across exchanges. Currently, the agency receives market trend data once daily.

A dedicated monitoring network would shorten response times significantly. It could verify unusual price swings before daily reports arrive. Therefore, the FSS aims to strengthen early detection capacity across virtual asset markets.

Rising Crypto Reports Drive Stronger Oversight Measures

The AI expansion follows a sharp rise in suspicious transaction reports. Between January and August 2025, providers filed 36,684 reports. That figure exceeds totals recorded in both 2023 and 2024 combined. Authorities reported steady growth in flagged activity since 2021.

Officials recorded 199 cases in 2021 and 10,797 in 2022. The number increased to 16,076 in 2023. It then climbed to 19,658 in 2024. The upward trend reflects expanding digital asset usage nationwide.

Furthermore, customs authorities have referred 9.56 trillion won in crypto-linked cases to prosecutors since 2021. About 8.62 trillion won involved illegal cross-border transfer schemes. These schemes used cryptocurrency to bypass banking systems.