#Upbit was fined.#
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Overview
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Financial Services Commission of Korea will hold a sanctions review committee meeting on January 21st regarding Upbit. The meeting will primarily focus on violations of customer identification (KYC) obligations discovered during an on-site inspection of Upbit last August. This review could lead to disciplinary action against Upbit employees, the determination of fines, and potentially impact Upbit’s Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) re-registration process. The FIU has identified approximately 500,000 to 600,000 suspected KYC violations involving cases where customers submitted blurry ID information yet were still able to open accounts. The review will focus on whether the KYC violations are linked to money laundering activities.
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The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Financial Services Commission of Korea will hold a sanction review committee on January 21 regarding Upbit. The review will focus on the violation of Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations discovered during an on-site inspection of Upbit last August. According to reports, the FIU inspection found approximately 500,000-600,000 suspected KYC violations, including cases where accounts were opened despite blurry identification information submitted by customers. The review will decide on the disciplinary measures and fines for Upbit employees and will focus on whether the KYC violations are linked to money laundering activities. The outcome of the review could impact the renewal registration process for Upbit's Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) status. This process was originally scheduled to be completed last October but has been delayed due to this issue.The event has also raised concerns within the industry regarding the renewal registration process for virtual asset service providers. This process is expected to be gradually implemented in the future.
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Upbit is suspected of violating KYC regulations, and the Korea FIU will hold a sanctions review committee on January 21.
The review results may involve disciplinary action against Upbit employees and the determination of the amount of fines.
This review mainly involves the violation of customer identity verification (KYC) obligations found by the FIU during its on-site inspection of Upbit last August, focusing on whether KYC violations are related to money laundering.
This review may affect the renewal registration process for Upbit's virtual asset service provider (VASP).