South Korea Reopens the Corporate Door to Crypto After Nine Years

• South Korea allows companies to invest up to 5% in crypto.
• Only the top 20 cryptocurrencies on major exchanges qualify.
• South Korea studies ETF law changes as spot crypto ETF talks return

South Korea is reopening the doors to corporate cryptocurrency investing after nearly a decade of tight restrictions, a shift that could redraw the country’s digital asset landscape and pull institutional money into a market long dominated by individual traders.

Regulators have formally lifted a 2017 ban, allowing listed companies and professional investors to hold cryptocurrencies subject to clearly defined limits. 

Caps, Safeguards, and Asset Limits

Under the new rules, firms may allocate up to 5% of their equity capital to digital assets, with investments restricted to the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization listed on South Korea’s five major exchanges. R…

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