<p>Delio, a cryptocurrency lending company based in South Korea, has received a directive from the financial regulatory authority to cease its operations for a duration of three months, according to local news agency <a href="https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230901085600002?input=1195m" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Yonhap</a>. Additionally, the company has been levied with a fine amounting to KRW 1.896 billion ($1.4 million).</p><h2 id="header-0">Executive dismissal recommended</h2><p>This announcement was made on September 1 by the Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) under the South Korean Financial Services Commission. In addition to the measures mentioned above, the KoFIU advised the company to remove one of its executives.</p><p>As a virtual asset service provider (VASP) registered with the financial regulatory authority, Delio offered deposit services with an annual yield reaching up to 10.7%. However, in June of this year, the company abruptly halted its withdrawal services, prompting investigations conducted by both the KoFIU and public prosecutors.</p><h2 id="header-1">Involvement with unregistered VASPs</h2><p>The KoFIU saw that Delio had engaged in trading activities with unregistered VASPs and had also breached the restrictions on the trading of affiliate-issued virtual assets. These actions are prohibited under the Financial Transaction Information Act.</p><p>The financial authority identified a total of 171 instances in which Delio facilitated the transfer of its customers’ virtual assets to unregistered VASPs located outside the country. Additionally, the authority also uncovered the company’s engagement in storing the virtual assets of unregistered VASPs.</p><p>It was also discovered that Delio had not only neglected to assess the risks of money laundering before introducing new products or services but had also failed to fulfill Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations.</p>

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