South Korea's financial regulatory authority FSC's recent move is quietly transforming the country's crypto ecosystem. The corporate crypto investment ban implemented since 2017 is about to be broken.

The framework of the new regulations has basically been finalized: listed companies and professional institutions can directly buy coins with no more than 5% of their share capital, but with restrictions—only mainstream coins with a market cap in the top 20, and trading can only be conducted on Korea's five compliant exchanges. As for stablecoins like USDT, regulators are still considering, and full approval has not yet been granted.

FSC officials revealed that the final rules will be announced between January and February, at which point companies can legally enter the market under the guise of investment and financial purposes. What does this mean? Industry estimates suggest that hundreds of trillions of Korean won could flow into the crypto market. Taking Korea's internet giant Naver as an example, with a 5% investment cap, theoretically, it could directly buy 10,000 Bitcoin.

This turning point will also trigger chain reactions. Once the corporate investment channel is truly opened, the development of national digital currencies and Bitcoin spot ETFs will accelerate significantly. Honestly, Korea's demand for crypto ETFs has already been very high; now it just needs that one policy approval.

Interestingly, many large Korean companies in the past were forced to go overseas to allocate crypto assets, with funds circling around before completing investments. Now, once policies are relaxed, these funds can be directly managed domestically in a closed loop.

From a national perspective, the Korean government has already incorporated CBDC and stablecoins into its economic strategy, aiming to have 25% of the national treasury funds operated using central bank digital currency by 2030. Supporting policies are also in progress: licensing systems for stablecoin issuers, mandatory 100% reserve requirements, and full redemption guarantees. Behind these measures lies Korea's strategic plan in the digital financial sector.