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- The South Korean government said it is pushing to improve related laws and systems to resolve institutional uncertainty in the blockchain industry so companies can invest with greater stability.
- The Ministry of Science and ICT said it is working to secure blockchain technological competitiveness through research on digital-asset promotion legislation that reflects corporate difficulties, as well as R&D and non-R&D support.
- The Financial Services Commission said it will promote the expansion of blockchain-AI converged financial services by establishing common definitions and regulatory consistency across ministries, while pursuing deregulation and sector-specific institutional reform.
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Science Ministry Says It Will Improve Rules to Reflect Corporate Difficulties
Financial Regulator Says Ministries Need Common Definitions for Rules
South Korea’s government is reviewing ways to reduce regulatory uncertainty that it says is holding back growth in the blockchain industry. The Ministry of Science and ICT is studying related laws and systems based on difficulties raised by companies, while the Financial Services Commission says ministries need shared definitions and standards to prevent regulatory conflicts.
Park Ji-hyun, director general of digital society planning at the Ministry of Science and ICT, made the remarks at a National Assembly forum held on Sept. 11 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building and hosted by the Korea Blockchain Industry Promotion Association. The event was titled “National Assembly Forum on Building Digital Trust Infrastructure and Promoting the Blockchain Industry in the AI Era.”
“We have heard many views that business is difficult because nothing is clearly defined and uncertainty remains,” Park said. “We are working to resolve that uncertainty.”
“Vague Standards, More Than Bans, Are the Real Obstacle”
Park said the problem facing the industry is not that blockchain businesses are uniformly banned. Rather, companies lack clear standards for using distributed ledgers and decentralized identity, or DID. Clarifying whether projects are allowed and which rules apply would help companies invest more steadily and develop services with greater confidence.
He also said the ministry is conducting research on legislation to promote digital assets that reflects corporate demand. The bill remains under discussion, he added, and the research results and industry feedback could be reflected in the legislative process.
Park also stressed that technological competitiveness must be secured in advance, separate from institutional reform. If companies wait until the digital-asset era is fully underway before stepping up research and development, it may be too late. The ministry is supporting blockchain in AI-related areas where the technology is needed.
He added that blockchain use is not limited to finance. Through non-R&D programs, the ministry is backing blockchain applications in DID, local currencies and public-sector services. The technology is also being used in ports and in agriculture and food, he said.
“Need Common Definitions to Prevent Regulatory Conflicts Across Ministries”
The Financial Services Commission said legal frameworks for blockchain need to be coordinated across ministries. While the science ministry is focused on reducing uncertainty in the field, the FSC is emphasizing the need for a consistent basic framework and sector-specific rules across the broader industry.
Seo Na-yoon, director of the Virtual Asset Division at the Financial Services Commission, pointed to the approach used for South Korea’s AI basic law, under which the lead ministry establishes the overall framework and relevant ministries coordinate the level of regulation in their respective areas.
“We will coordinate so that definitions do not diverge,” Seo said. “It appears the process will move forward by first establishing a common basic definition and then adding further rules.”
Seo also said existing regulations need to be reviewed if blockchain-AI converged services are to expand in finance. Three regulatory issues must be addressed for the use of AI agents in financial services: the use of personal and credit information and related consent procedures, network separation requirements, and rules governing individual financial sectors.
She added that regulators need to examine how far AI can use information and what kind of consent it must obtain under the financial sector’s strict data-protection rules. The FSC is also considering ways to make the framework more flexible, she said. Requirements separating internal and external networks could constrain services that connect multiple systems, making regulatory easing and sector-specific institutional reform necessary.
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Source: en.bloomingbit.io