South Korea blocks 27 crypto sites over unregistered operations
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The Financial Intelligence Unit is cutting off websites of offshore platforms that never registered, extending a crackdown that already reached app stores and payments South Korea has ordered authorities to block the websites of 27 unregistered overseas crypto exchanges. The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) announced the measure on October 13, 2026. The targets are virtual asset service providers, or VASPs, that operate from abroad without FIU registration. That covers any business that lets people buy, sell, or move crypto. The decision followed deliberations by the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) on October 6 and 7.
Also reported by Live Bitcoin News.
Source: Crypto Briefing
