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South Korea’s financial regulator, Financial Services Commission (FSC), is making preparations to publish financial guidelines allowing listed companies to invest in crypto assets, according to fresh reports from Herald Economy. Initially, the regulator targeted individual investors in the cryptocurrency market to protect mainstream consumers from what they term “highly risky and not suitable” for the general public. The new development above shows that the agency has expanded its oversight commitment by now aiming to protect institutional investors from risky cryptocurrencies. The moves show that while crypto plays a supporting role in the wider digital asset ecosystem, the agency seeks to minimize the risk to both ordinary consumers and institutions from speculative trading in cryptocurrencies. According to Herald Economics, South Korea’s financial regulators are inclined to exclude dollar-pegged stablecoins such as USDT and USDC from the list of permissible investments when drafting guidelines for listed companies to invest in cryptocurrencies. The regulators believe… — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) March 7, 2026 FSC Introduces Stringent Oversight On Companies  As disclosed today by the Herald Economy, a China-based economic newspaper, South Korea’s agency plans to release a trading guideline after the enactment of the Digital Asset Basic Law, allowing listed companies to participate in digital asset transactions for investment or other financial activities. The “Corporate Cryptocurrency Transaction Guideline”, currently being developed by South Korea’s FSC, plans to exclude stablecoins from the list of authorized corporate digital asset investments. These guidelines aim to create standards for listed firms and registered investment companies to participate in crypto trading for investment and other financial purposes. As revealed in the Herald Economy’s report, in order to prevent risky investments in the early stages of the market, the South Korean authorities have made a decision to exclude dollar-based stablecoins like USDT and USDC from the authorized corporate investment range.…

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