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South Korea Moves to End 9-Year Ban, Letting Corporates Invest Up to 5% in Crypto

Final guidance due by February will restrict corporate exposure to 5%.

Overview

  • Listed companies and licensed professional investors will be eligible to allocate up to 5% of equity capital to cryptocurrencies each year.
  • Investments will be confined to the top 20 tokens by market capitalization and executed only on the country’s five licensed exchanges.
  • Regulators plan execution controls such as order-size limits and staggered trading to reduce volatility from larger corporate orders.
  • Final guidelines are expected in January–February 2026, with corporate trading projected to begin later in 2026 following approval.
  • Inclusion of dollar-pegged stablecoins remains unresolved as the Financial Services Commission and the Bank of Korea continue to debate oversight.