South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) introduced new legislation last week to bolster state-led oversight of the local cryptocurrency sector and enhance user protection despite concerns among industry leaders.

While South Korea’s burgeoning cryptocurrency market attracts increasing interest from global blockchain enterprises, recent high-profile incidents such as the collapse of Terra — a South Korean-led blockchain platform — point to the continued lack of centralized measures to safeguard the users’ assets. 

The South Korean government’s pledge to improve its regulatory framework by enacting the Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users is, in part, a response to such concerns.