South Korea just flipped the script in the biggest way: listed companies and professional investment firms can now legally hold and trade crypto again under a clear, regulated framework.
Key highlights:
Up to 5% of annual equity capital can go into the top 20 cryptocurrencies on domestic exchanges.
Part of the “2026 Economic Growth Strategy” that also brings stablecoin laws and spot crypto ETFs.
This is the same country that once feared crypto — now they’re building the rails for the next decade of growth.
Institutional money brings deeper liquidity, tighter spreads, and long-term conviction. This is the kind of regulatory maturation that turns crypto from “speculation” into “strategic asset class.”