Users wishing to make new deposits will have to make an account with the bank linked to
the exchange using their real name.
Not exact matches
Currently
used virtual accounts given directly by
exchanges that don't authenticate the
real names of users will be banned.
The EDD requires banks to verify additional information for cryptocurrency
exchanges: the purpose of financial transactions and the source of money; details about services that the
exchanges provide; whether the
exchanges are
using real -
name accounts; and whether the
exchanges verify their users» identification.
Under the measure, only
real -
name bank accounts and matching accounts at cryptocurrency
exchanges can be
used for deposits and withdrawals, while the issuance of new virtual accounts to cryptocurrency
exchanges will be banned.
Starting as early as Jan. 20, clients will have to
use only
real -
name bank accounts and accounts at cryptocurrency
exchanges must have matching
names in order to be
used for deposits and withdrawals, the publication reports.
Now all cryptocurrency
exchanges in the country must ensure that all of their customers
use their
real names and associated bank accounts when performing crypto - fiat trades.
Korean regulators mandated the
use of a
real -
name trading system from January 30 wherein cryptocurrency traders and investors are required to
use their
real names with their cryptocurrency
exchange accounts or wallets and bank accounts, a move to put an end to the anonymous trading of cryptocurrencies.
This includes determining details about the services provided, the purpose of financial transactions, the source of money, whether the
exchanges are
using real -
name accounts and whether they verify users» identification.
He promised to encourage banks to work with more crypto
exchanges, citing that there are three banks that have set up the
real -
name system but are not
using it to issue virtual accounts for crypto
exchanges.
Cointelegraph South Korea to penalize traders who do not
use their
real names on crypto
exchange accounts, gov» t clarifies its position.
The opening of such accounts will be permitted only after banks complete the installation of a system that ensures only bank accounts with people's
real names and matching accounts at cryptocurrency
exchanges are
used for deposits and withdrawals.
Small and medium - sized cryptocurrency
exchanges are expected to suffer from the conversion into the
real -
name system, local media report, citing that banks are reluctant to issue new accounts for them and they can no longer
use existing corporate accounts.
The challenge comes from the new system, enforced on January 30, which requires cryptocurrency traders to
use real -
name accounts to deposit money for trading at crypto
exchanges.
So far, only four
exchanges (Bithumb, Upbit, Coinone, and Korbit) have begun to
use the new system for registration of the
real names of account owners.
South Koreans must now
use their
real names to trade on local
exchanges.
South Korean Banks Impose
Real -
name Authenticated Cryptocurrency Transfers Six South Korean banks will begin requiring customers who
use cryptocurrency
exchanges to register in person before allowing transfers from January 30.
«Under the new measure, only
real -
name bank accounts and matching accounts at cryptocurrency
exchanges can be
used for deposits and withdrawals, while the issuance of new virtual accounts to cryptocurrency
exchanges will be banned.»
Since the preceding laws took effect, anonymous trading by cryptocurrency traders has been halted, and traders are required to
use their
real names associated with their digital currency
exchange accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, and bank accounts.
He tends to make long - term
real - estate investments, and a good chunk of his income comes from licensing deals that pay him for the
use of his
name, not necessarily ownership stakes where like - kind
exchanges would be an effective strategy.