SEJONG, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Word from government departments indicates a task force comprised of National Tax Service officials and blockchain experts will soon be formed, with the purpose being to resolve the issue of appropriate taxation for the cryptocurrency industry. There has been some consternation regarding the question of taxes on currencies like [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – By announcing a set of regulatory guidelines dealing with the peripherals of the virtual currency market, the South Korean government has made one thing very clear: virtual currency is here to stay. Virtual currency’s proliferation has been rapid since its conception by programmer Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. His creation, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — It’s a brave new world that brings new technology but the same old problems. Rising values of cryptocurrencies (digital currencies) such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have attracted the attention of droves of investors and speculators, but fraudulent investment companies have risen up in their wake. The Korean National Police Agency [...]