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South Korea Requires Crypto Exchanges to Keep at Least 80% in Cold Wallets

The Nov. 2 meeting cited the Binance attack as a security example. Upbit’s ratio was above 99%, while DigitalX and Gopax were a little above 80%.

Eight hardware wallets rest inside a steel vault beside two outside / TokenPost.ai
Eight hardware wallets rest inside a steel vault beside two outside / TokenPost.ai

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) required domestic crypto exchanges to store at least 80% of users’ crypto assets in cold wallets at its Nov. 2 meeting on hacking defenses and asset protection.

The meeting also considered increasing cold-storage ratios and cited the Binance attack as a security example.

Upbit’s cold-storage ratio was above 99%, while Bithumb’s was about 94% and Coinone’s was about 85%. DigitalX and Gopax were each a little above 80%, near the minimum set by the commission.

Riza Dagoc

Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.

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