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South Korea is set to impose a 22% tax on cryptocurrency gains that exceed 2. 5 million won, with the rule slated to take effect in 2027, marking a decisive step in the country's long-debated South Korea crypto tax 2027 framework.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins signaled that the agency is prepared to write its own crypto rules if Congress fails to advance the CLARITY Act, putting the prospect of SEC crypto rules back at the center of the US digital asset policy debate.
The designation is part of a wider Iran-related package that also reached insurers and additional tankers, as reported on the same day . That framing places the maritime firm inside Iran's broader shipping and logistics network rather than treating it as an isolated case.
The central bank issued the proposal as draft rules, meaning the framework is a consultation-stage document and not a finalized law. The materials were released through the regulator's official press announcement , which frames the measure around organized crypto trading.
A court status report indicates the SEC will pay Coinbase in connection with missing text messages from former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, according to the filing at the center of a records dispute between the agency and the exchange.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has said that some DeFi vaults and onchain lending products may fall under existing securities laws, a warning that puts the design of automated crypto yield strategies squarely in the regulatory spotlight even without any new rule being enacted.