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Hong Kong to issue more VASP permits as South Korea tightens rules

Hong Kong to issue more VASP permits as South Korea tightens rules
Hong Kong is set to issue licenses for nearly a dozen virtual asset service providers (VASPs) by the end of the year as it balances investor protection and innovation. This comes after a local exchange scam forced regulators to become more stringent. Meanwhile, South Korea is reviewing its stablecoin laws to tighten regulations on cross-border funds transfers, with a focus on stablecoins pegged to the country's won. The country's Ministry of Economy and Finance is reviewing proposals to extend foreign exchange regulations to transactions involving fiat-pegged stablecoins.

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