Deep Tide TechFlow News, June 12 — South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance explicitly stated that tokenized stocks (Token Securities) are classified as securities rather than virtual assets and can be taxed immediately under current capital market laws. If the Financial Services Commission officially confirms their security nature in the token securities guidelines and subsequent regulatory amendments released in July, tax collection could begin as early as the second half of 2026. Notably, the capital market law's scope of securities taxation is not limited to domestic transactions; over-the-counter trading on overseas platforms is also subject to taxation. The Ministry of Finance and the National Tax Service have begun establishing information exchange mechanisms with overseas tax authorities such as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).