South Korea\'s Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee\'s growth subcommittee reviewed an enforcement decree revision to the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information on July 24 and recommended that the Financial Services Commission add an exception to fit-and-proper screening rules for major shareholders of virtual asset service providers. The recommendation could ease regulatory burdens raised during Naver\'s bid to acquire Dunamu. The revised law is set to take effect on Aug. 20.

With corporate participation in South Korea\'s digital asset market set to expand, speakers at a National Assembly seminar said the market should be opened safely by separating trading and asset custody, strengthening internal controls and setting clear liability frameworks for accidents. Participants called for independent custody infrastructure aligned with international standards, institutional-grade security and transparent management of reserve assets. They also urged swift progress on second-stage legislation for the Digital Asset Basic Act.