According to DigitalAsset, a legal team at the Bank of Korea (BOK) published a paper titled “Regulatory Plan for the Foreign Remittance Transaction Law for Stablecoins,” which suggests that to strengthen oversight of the regulatory blind spot of transactions between individual wallets, stablecoin transfers between individuals exceeding $10,000 should be allowed only between “certified wallets.” The proposal references existing foreign remittance transaction laws that require reporting for foreign-currency outflows exceeding $10,000. The paper notes that while it is technically difficult to restrict all unregistered electronic payment transactions, given anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, transactions involving large-scale foreign-exchange flows should be required to file reports in advance and should be permitted to involve only certified-wallet interactions.



Previously, Korean regulators have also repeatedly emphasized the need to monitor and regulate cross-border transactions involving non-custodial wallets.
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AirdropCheck-InOfficer
· 10h ago
Referring to traditional remittance methods is fine, but the stablecoin's 7×24 real-time settlement feature is then neutered; regulation and innovation are always at odds.
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BlueLakeOverlooker
· 11h ago
BOK's move essentially applies foreign exchange control logic to the blockchain, but the technical boundaries of non-custodial wallets simply cannot be sealed off, and the paper itself admits this.
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Half-SectionSucculentPie
· 11h ago
Is a $10,000 threshold really that high? Retail investors converting to USDT for withdrawals directly hit the cutoff line, and compliance costs are ultimately passed on to users.
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