South Korea plans to advance legislation for the “Digital Asset Basic Act” in the second half of the year, and to improve the institutional framework for stablecoins and spot ETFs

Deep Tide TechFlow message. On July 14, according to the Korea Economic Daily, the South Korean government announced it will push legislation for the “Digital Asset Framework Act” in the second half of 2026 as part of its second-half economic growth strategy, to improve the digital asset industry regulatory framework and enhance blockchain economic vitality. The bill is expected to further subdivide digital asset industry categories, establish a regulatory system for business conduct, and provide a legal basis for stabilizer coin systematization.

In addition, the South Korean government has also proposed multiple supporting plans, including support for revising the “Capital Markets Act” to provide institutional backing for introducing spot digital-asset exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as Bitcoin; studying interoperability between central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure and other blockchain networks; and promoting the formulation of the “National Asset Framework Act” to include virtual assets in the country’s national asset management system.