Well, how about that! KuCoin, MEXC, and a dozen other crypto exchanges have been given the ol’ heave-ho from Apple’s App Store in South Korea. Seems they were sellin’ snake oil without a license, bless their hearts! š
According to a report from the South Koreaās Financial Services Commission dated April 14, Apple decided to shut these unruly merchants off at the knees on April 11āright after a little tap on the shoulder from the Financial Intelligence Unit. Now that’s what I call a well-timed intervention! ā°
New users are fixinā to find themselves in a pickle, unable to download any of these apps, while the old-timers can expect to be left in the dust without any future updates. These exchanges, bless their ambitious little souls, were conductinā business like they owned the place without so much as a wave to the local lawmen. š«
The Financial Intelligence Unit claims these rascals were flaunting their wares like it was the Kansas State Fair, offering Korean-language websites, runnin’ local marketing gigs, and taking Korean won faster than you can say āmoney laundering.ā Aināt that a hoot? šŖ
Under South Koreaās anti-money laundering regulations, any foreign crypto operator that dares to play in these waters had best register with the FIU, or they’ll be findin’ themselves in a heap of trouble! We’re talkinā serious consequencesāup to five years hanginā out with the wrong crowd, or a fine that could buy a Herman Miller chair or two. šŖš°
Previously, the FIU had been on the warpath, lininā up these unlicensed virtual asset services for a proper banishment. They’re not just swatting flies either; theyāre takinā aim at mobile apps and their little websites too, by gum! š«š„ļø
Authorities claim these measures are meant to protect the innocent bystanders and keep the wild ruckus of hacking and data breaches at bay. Because, letās face it, without some good ol’ oversight, these exchanges could be leaninā more towards the ācarnival gameā side of thingsāwhere the chances of losing your shirt are higher than winning the stuffed animal. šŖš
The FIU cautioned that these establishments are known to mix customer funds with their own like a farmer stealin’ from the piggy bank, leavin’ the folks with nothin’ but regrets if things go south. In a juncture like that, thinkin’ of recovery would be akin to fetchin’ water with a sieve! š°
āWe kindly ask users to check if the virtual asset operator theyāre dealinā with is on the up-and-up,ā reads a charming little note translated out of the official report. And if they are indeed the uninvited guest at this digital banquet, youād best yank your assets outta there quicker than a cat on a hot tin roof! š±š„
This shindig follows Googleās lead, which began castinā out 17 of these unregistered characters from their Play Store as of March 25. Now weāre seeinā a digital stampede! š¤
Amidst all this hullabaloo, crypto adoption in that neck of the woods has been goinā up faster than a prairie fire! By the end of March, local exchange users had topped 16 millionāalmost 32% of the entire population, good gravy! š„š
And donāt you forget, one report claimed that over one in five South Korean public officials had a little crypto stash of their own, makin’ this whole situation even juicier! šš¼
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2025-04-15 09:50