韩国对未注册的数字资产交易所进行鞭打，针对Kucoin，Bitmex等的禁令

韩国正在违反违反该国金融法规的数字资产交易所的鞭打，并针对Kucoin，Bitmex的禁令

South Korea’s financial regulators are moving to shut down digital asset exchanges that are operating in the country despite failing to register with the required authorities, a new report claims.

一份新报告称，韩国的金融监管机构正在将关闭在该国开展的数字资产交易所，尽管未能在所需的当局注册。

According to a report by the local business paper The Korea Economic Daily, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is planning sanctions and other access restrictions on exchanges that have yet to sign up as financial operators with the Special Financial Transactions Act.

根据当地商业文件《韩国经济日报》的一份报告，金融情报部门（FIU）正在计划制裁和对尚未通过《特殊金融交易法》作为金融运营商注册的交易所的访问限制。

The FIU, which falls under the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has begun investigating some offshore exchanges for this breach, including BitMEX, KuCoin, KCEX, CoinW, and Bitunix. It claims that they have been operating Korean-language websites without reporting to authorities.

属于金融服务委员会（FSC）的FIU已开始调查一些违规行为的离岸交易所，包括Bitmex，Kucoin，Kcex，Coinw和Bitunix。它声称他们一直在经营韩语网站，而没有向当局报告。

The report adds that exchanges contacted by the paper quickly denied any wrongdoing. BitMEX told media outlets that it does not operate any Korean-language websites. KuCoin said it was "closely monitoring regulatory developments" in Korea and would engage with the FIU and other regulators to resolve the situation.

该报告补充说，论文联系的交流很快否认了任何不法行为。 Bitmex告诉媒体，它不会运营任何韩语网站。 Kucoin表示，这是韩国“密切监测监管发展”，并将与FIU和其他监管机构互动以解决这种情况。

KuCoin and BitMEX are no strangers to regulatory run-ins. Two months ago, KuCoin pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business in the United States and settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for nearly $300 million. The DOJ found that the exchange deliberately avoided implementing anti-money laundering (AML) policies and facilitated billions of dollars in suspicious transactions. Just days prior, BitMEX was fined $100 million for violating U.S. AML laws; it was the second time the exchange paid a $100 million fine.

Kucoin和Bitmex对监管跑步并不陌生。两个月前，Kucoin承诺在美国经营一家无证货币传输业务，并以近3亿美元的价格与司法部（DOJ）定居。司法部发现，交易所故意避免实施反洗钱（AML）政策，并促进了数十亿美元的可疑交易。就在几天前，Bitmex因违反美国AML法律而被罚款1亿美元；这是交易所第二次支付1亿美元的罚款。

Back in South Korea, authorities have upped the ante on VASP compliance in the past year. Last month, the FSC imposed a partial three-month ban on Upbit, the largest Korean exchange, for failure to fully comply with AML laws. A week ago, Seoul police raided Bithumb offices to probe embezzlement claims by former CEO Kim Dae-sik. Bithumb is the second-largest exchange.

回到韩国，当局在过去的一年中提高了VASP依从性的赌注。上个月，FSC对最大的朝鲜交流UPBIT实施了为期三个月的禁令，原因是未能完全遵守AML法律。一周前，首尔警方突袭了Bithumb办公室，以调查前首席执行官Kim Dae-Sik提出的挪用公款。 Bithumb是第二大交易所。

The latest data shows that more than 9.6 million South Koreans hold an account with the country’s top five licensed ‘crypto’ exchanges.

最新数据显示，超过960万韩国人拥有该国前五名获得许可的“加密”交易所的帐户。