KuCoin to reenter South Korea after securing key markets: CEO
KuCoin CEO BC Wong told Cointelegraph that some regulators might be using regulation to drive away global players and pave the way for domestic trading platforms.
Crypto exchange KuCoin said that it may reenter South Korea after its platform was blocked in the country.
On March 21, South Korean regulators ordered Google Play to block access to exchanges that were not compliant with the requirements needed to operate in the country. On April 11, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) ordered the Apple Store to block unregistered crypto exchanges.
KuCoin was among those affected by the country’s crackdown on unregistered platforms that were previously available. While the platform is now unavailable to South Koreans, it has not fully abandoned the jurisdiction.
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