Regulation· ★★★· bearish·

South Korea's tax agency to track large crypto holders ahead of tax launch

  • —Project budget is about KRW 1.38 billion, including digital forensics
  • —System will track year-end holdings of top crypto investors
  • —Analysis covers mixing, Tor usage and cross-chain transfers across 100+ chains
  • —Personal crypto income tax is set to take effect in January
Why it matters: South Korea is building the enforcement infrastructure for crypto taxation despite industry and political calls to delay it.
Source: Bloomingbit