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South Korea's tax authorities are preparing to treat tokenized stocks as securities rather than virtual assets, potentially bringing them under the country’s existing taxation framework.

South Korea

Who
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, Financial Services Commission, Bloomberg Bit, RWA.xyz
What
South Korea's tax authorities are preparing to treat tokenized stocks as securities rather than virtual assets, potentially bringing them under the country’s existing taxation framework.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:57:55 GMT · 2h 20m ago
Where
South Korea ·
Why
The government views tokenized stocks as securities in substance despite their blockchain-based structure and wants to apply existing capital markets rules for taxation.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This policy shift could lead to immediate taxation of tokenized stocks, including transactions on overseas platforms, significantly impacting a market that reached $1.47 billion as of June 8.

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