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<p>In a significant step towards regulating the cryptocurrency market and ensuring the safety of virtual asset users, South Korea’s Federation of Banks (KFB) has collaborated with financial authorities and virtual asset exchanges to <a href="https://www.kfb.or.kr/news/info_news_view.php?idx&#61;1712&amp;col&#61;&amp;sw&#61;&amp;pg&#61;1&amp;gubun&#61;&amp;orderby&#61;&amp;code&#61;&amp;data_year&#61;&amp;SearchOffice&#61;&amp;SearchOpinion&#61;&amp;cate_idx&#61;&amp;BankAll&#61;" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">establish</a> the “Guidelines for the Operation of Real Name Accounts for Virtual Assets.” The KFB, as a group of banks and financial institutions, facilitates cooperation between its members and promotes the development of the financial industry.</p><p>The guidelines come as a response to the increasing need for stronger money laundering prevention measures and standardization in the crypto industry. The first step towards this was taken in 2018 when crypto exchanges became obliged to establish a real name account at a bank in order to provide Korean Won (KRW) deposit and withdrawal services to their customers. Currently, the exchanges that won such bank accounts are Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax.</p><p>However, this policy brought with it a set of challenges, including differing practices among various cryptocurrency exchanges, leading to inconveniences for users. Additionally, varying user protection measures, such as reserve requirements, caused confusion in the market.</p><h2 id="header-0">3 billion KRW in reserves</h2><p>To address these issues, the new guidelines aim to clarify how banks operate cryptocurrency real-name accounts and bolster overall security. One of the key changes is the requirement for crypto exchanges to maintain a reserve of at least 3 billion KRW ($2.36 million). This reserve fund serves as a precautionary measure to address potential financial losses resulting from hacking incidents or system failures at crypto exchanges.</p><p>Furthermore, the guidelines mandate banks to manage deposit and withdrawal limits by categorizing user accounts into limited and normal accounts. A limited account will not be converted to a normal account, which grants higher deposit and withdrawal limits, until the user’s transaction purpose and the source of funds are verified.</p><h2 id="header-1">Enhanced due diligence</h2><p>In addition, banks will perform annual enhanced due diligence (EDD) for individual account holders. This thorough review will encompass users’ identification, transaction purposes, and the origin of funds.</p><h2 id="header-2">User asset segregation</h2><p>To safeguard users’ funds, crypto exchanges will be required to ensure that customer deposits are held separately or placed in trust. Regular due diligence at crypto exchanges will also be conducted by banks, with mandatory visits occurring at least once a month. Moreover, third-party services will be engaged to perform independent due diligence every quarter on crypto exchanges, providing an additional assessment of their operations.</p><p>The official launch of these new guidelines is scheduled for January of next year. However, the requirement of depositing at least 3 billion KRW will come into effect earlier, starting in September of this year. Additionally, the implementation of guidelines for expanding deposit and withdrawal limits is anticipated in March of next year.</p>

Korean Banks Impose Crypto Exchanges to Maintain a Reserve of at Least 3B KRW

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