Bank of Korea probes financial firms' exposure to crypto risks
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The Bank of Korea has launched its first investigation into crypto risks for 18 banks and 13 securities firms. Sent out on October 23, the questionnaire probes institutions' crypto personnel, budgets, business activities, and overseas investment amounts, seeking to assess the impact of exchange hacks, market crashes, or major losses. Responses are expected by November 6.
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- 1Unclassified fact stationOct 23, 00:00recorded Nov 2, 12:04single sourcerevised
韩国央行启动金融机构加密风险调查
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- Bank of Korea
- Action：
- 启动首次加密风险调查
- Object：
- 18家银行和13家券商
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 23, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Nov 2, 11:55
- First seen (known side)：
- Nov 2, 12:04
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Report first recorded Nov 2, 12:04
The Bank of Korea has launched its first survey of 18 banks and 13 brokerages to assess cryptocurrency-related risks, asking how firms would be affected by exchange hacks, market crashes or heavy losses at other institutions. The survey, which began Oct. 23, covers crypto staffing, budgets, business activities and domestic and overseas crypto investments. It comes as South Korean firms including KB Financial Group and Kakao Pay continue testing stablecoin services despite regulatory delays.
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