South Korea Proposes Rules for Tokenized Stocks and Bonds Starting 2027
- —Rules cover stocks, bonds, funds and fractional investment products
- —Issuer account management entities need at least KRW4 billion in equity capital
- —Retail investors capped at KRW100 million in annual net purchases per OTC exchange
- —Comment period runs October 2 to November 11, 2026; rules take effect February 4, 2027
Why it matters: South Korea is building one of the first comprehensive regimes for tokenized securities, potentially accelerating institutional inflows into the RWA sector.
Source: Blockonomi