#SouthKoreaCryptoPolicy From February 2025, South Korea will gradually lift restrictions on organizations' participation in crypto trading.

• In the second half of the year, charitable funds and universities will be able to sell crypto donations.

• Then a pilot program will begin for about 3,500 companies and professional investors, who will be allowed to open "real" accounts on exchanges.

Thus, the country has moved away from the restrictions imposed in 2017 to combat speculation and money laundering.

2. The second phase of regulation — by the end of 2025, the FSC (Financial Services Commission) is actively working on the second phase of the virtual asset user protection law.

The goal is to improve transparency, standards for crypto providers, and introduce mandatory regulation of stablecoins.

The bill is expected to be passed in the second half of 2025.

3. Plans for the gradual opening of the institutional market

• The first to be allowed to sell assets are authorities (e.g., law enforcement agencies, universities).

• By the third quarter of 2025, a pilot is expected to launch involving about 3,500 legal entities and professional investors.

Regulators promise to strengthen KYC/AML procedures and enhance transparency.