2026-01-15 08:32:38

The Korean National Assembly convened on January 15th and passed 11 bills related to people's livelihoods in one session, with the most critical being amendments to the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act. The core of this revision: officially institutionalizing Security Token Offerings (STO).

What is an STO? Simply put, issuers can directly issue securities in the form of tokens. According to the new amendments, issuers that meet certain conditions can now directly issue security tokens, which marks a significant step forward in Korea's Web3 financial innovation.

From a global perspective, Korea's move is quite important. The integration of traditional securities markets and crypto markets has always been a hot topic. Now, with a national regulatory framework to oversee STOs, it indicates that this path is increasingly recognized by more countries. For project teams interested in new financing methods or investors focusing on compliant tokens, this is a signal worth paying attention to.

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BoredWatcher

· 3h ago

South Korea's move is truly impressive. Do you understand what the institutionalization of STO means? This is a signal that traditional finance is leaning towards the blockchain. Wait, if this continues, won't a bunch of project teams start to cut corners again? The compliance framework sounds good, but who will oversee its implementation? Wow, really? Finally, there's a national-level framework to do this. I thought we would have to wait a few more years. Hmm... It seems that the US and Europe can't sit still anymore, and Korea has taken the lead again. Now compliant token investors should have more confidence, no need to worry about sudden policy crackdowns. Honestly, if this can really be promoted, Web3 financing methods might change dramatically. Here we go again. Korea just loves to experiment with these kinds of test beds. Anyway, the policy tolerance is relatively high. STO sounds high-end, but will it really be the same old story in practice? Brothers, is this really genuine or just another routine of cutting the leeks? Does anyone know the details? I have to say, Korea is really gambling on crypto—either it will explode in popularity or blow up in a scandal, no middle ground.

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consensus_whisperer

· 3h ago

Korea's move is truly impressive; finally, a country has officially launched STO. Is the era of compliant tokens coming?

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DegenRecoveryGroup

· 3h ago

This move by Korea is really significant. The institutionalization of STO means that the integration of traditional finance and on-chain finance finally has official endorsement. This is true adoption.

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0xSunnyDay

· 3h ago

South Korea's recent moves are indeed impressive. What does the official compliance of STO mean? Traditional finance is really about to be overturned by Web3. --- Wait, will this correction turn out to be just another false alarm like those previous "good news"... --- The era of compliant token financing has arrived. It feels like project teams can finally operate openly and legitimately. --- South Korea is once again leading the way. When can we catch up? Just shouting slogans won't do. --- Institutionalization of STO = traditional finance is starting to take cryptocurrency seriously. This is truly a viable path, not just hype. --- With national-level framework support, even institutional investors now have a reason to enter the market. Interesting. --- Hold on, what exactly are the "certain conditions" that need to be met? Will it just block a bunch of projects again? --- South Korea moves quickly, but whether it can truly implement these measures remains to be seen. Let's wait and see. --- This is the right path for Web3 finance. Unfortunately, only a few countries in the world dare to take the plunge.

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