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Regulations need to balance investor protection and technological innovation, said Kim So-young, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, at a conference held in Seoul on digital currencies.
The US federal agencies - the SEC, DOJ, the Treasury Department - are intensifying their efforts against illegal cryptocurrency activities. However, an ensuing debate about regulatory clarity, calls for new regulations to distinguish between legitimate and illicit crypto assets.