<p>The Korbit Research Center, affiliated with one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Korbit, has <a href="https://www.khgames.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno&#61;219503" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">raised questions</a> about the size of overseas cryptocurrency holdings reported by Korean individuals and businesses to the National Tax Service.</p><h2 id="header-0">The issue of market-making activities</h2><p>The center noted that following the 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) boom, many enterprises that issued cryptocurrencies through offshore entities might still be holding onto their native tokens. This would have resulted from their inability to distribute these tokens to the market after the speculative bubble burst. The center believes these reported values could have been influenced by the issuers’ market-making activities, possibly inflating their worth.</p><p>According to <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/overseas-crypto-holdings-declared-to-korean-tax-agency-amount-to-98b-e20eef366366" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the National Tax Service</a>, Korean individuals and corporations hold a total of KRW 130.8 trillion (around $98 billion) in overseas crypto accounts. Notably, 73% (KRW 120 trillion) of this sum is held by 73 corporate entities.</p><p>Highlighting a critical aspect of cryptocurrency valuation, the Korbit Research Center pointed out that when tokens are priced based on market-making activities, they may be overvalued. They further underscored that even if the true value of overseas holdings by these entities is only a tenth of the reported sum, a figure like KRW 12 trillion is still substantial.</p><h2 id="header-1">Retail investors seeking overseas options</h2><p>Furthermore, the center touched on retail investors, noting that the KRW 10 trillion in their offshore accounts indicates a gap in services offered by Korean crypto enterprises. It suggests that individual investors might be exploring foreign markets due to domestic limitations like the absence of derivatives and lending options.</p><p>Given the borderless nature of the crypto industry, Korean individuals readily turn to overseas services that cater to their needs. The Korbit Research Center estimates a KRW 10 trillion unmet demand in the domestic crypto sector, suggesting that stringent local regulations might be driving capital outflows.</p>

Research Center Highlights Overvaluation in Overseas Crypto Holdings Reported to Korean Tax Agency

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