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South Korea crypto tax delay petition hits 50,000 signatures

  • The petition collected 50,000 signatures by September 13, reaching the threshold 7 days before the deadline
  • The request is to postpone the tax start from 2027 to 2029, with a 22% rate on income above 2.5 million won
  • The threshold grants the right to committee review but does not change the Income Tax Act
  • A separate bill has been introduced to delay the tax by three years, until 2030
Why it matters: Pressure on parliament is mounting amid an 89% year-on-year drop in trading volume on Korean exchanges, but no decision on the tax has been made yet.
Source: Coincu