Major policy shift in South Korea: the country has lifted its nine-year restriction on corporate cryptocurrency investments. Listed companies and professional investors can now allocate up to 5% of their equity capital toward crypto assets. But here's the catch—they're limited to the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap traded on South Korea's five major exchanges. This move could reshape how institutions approach crypto exposure in the region, opening doors that have been closed for nearly a decade. It's a calculated approach: measured exposure, vetted assets, established platforms. Whether this signals broader acceptance or stays a carefully contained experiment remains to be seen.
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MevWhisperer
· 2h ago
Korea has finally lifted the ban, but is a 5% limit really enough? It feels more like a sugar cube fed to institutional investors.
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Just the Top 20, still playing under the watchful eyes of the regulators. Such freedom can't really be considered a breakthrough.
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Nine years, wow, they finally agreed to loosen up. But this move seems more like testing the waters; don't overestimate it.
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The system design is clever, but I'm worried that in the end it might be all bark and no bite. Let's see how the implementation goes.
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Institutions are entering, will retail investors be cut again? It just doesn't seem that simple.
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tokenomics_truther
· 01-12 07:56
The 9-year ban has finally eased, but the 5% quota is just a scratch on the surface. Can it truly attract institutional entry?
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ThesisInvestor
· 01-12 07:49
South Korea's move this time, after a 9-year ban is lifted, the institutions are ready to strike. However, the 5% cap and only being able to touch the top 20 coins... this feels like a cage drawn for the big whales, not fully open but not truly banned either, a bit ambiguous.
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ChainBrain
· 01-12 07:47
South Korea has truly awakened. Once the 9-year ban is lifted, institutional investors will be able to jump on board.
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retroactive_airdrop
· 01-12 07:26
South Korea's move is quite clever. After the 9-year ban was lifted, they immediately implemented this approach: 5% quota limit + top 20 cryptocurrencies + five major exchanges. It looks open, but in reality, it's still tightening quietly.
Major policy shift in South Korea: the country has lifted its nine-year restriction on corporate cryptocurrency investments. Listed companies and professional investors can now allocate up to 5% of their equity capital toward crypto assets. But here's the catch—they're limited to the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap traded on South Korea's five major exchanges. This move could reshape how institutions approach crypto exposure in the region, opening doors that have been closed for nearly a decade. It's a calculated approach: measured exposure, vetted assets, established platforms. Whether this signals broader acceptance or stays a carefully contained experiment remains to be seen.