Unlike their U.S. counterparts, Korea’s FSC and FSS have been cautious about allowing crypto trading on traditional securities markets.
Korean regulators are under mounting pressure to approve cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following the recent approval of spot Ethereum ETFs by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
According to local media, the SEC’s decision regarding Ethereum is expected to exert pressure on Seoul’s financial regulators to reconsider their stance on digital assets.
The SEC greenlighted the creation of ETFs for Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, on May 24, 2024, following its earlier approval of Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024.
