{
  "id": 15565017,
  "title": "South Korea to meet crypto exchanges amid calls for tax delay",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/south-korea-to-meet-crypto-exchanges-amid-calls-for-tax-delay",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T05:14:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-to-meet-crypto-exchanges-amid-calls-for-tax-delay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean finance officials are scheduled to meet with major crypto exchanges on Tuesday, following a lawmaker's proposal to delay the country's cryptocurrency tax. The tax, initially set to begin in January 2027, is now facing calls to be postponed by at least two years due to political disagreements and industry concerns over exchange readiness and the tax threshold level. Representatives from Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, DigitalX, and Gopax, along with executives from the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA), will attend the consultation. Government officials, including Kwon Dae-young and Yoo Young-jun, are also set to participate. South Korea has delayed the crypto tax three times, most recently pushing the start date to 2027. Exchange officials have expressed support for the delay, citing unresolved transaction rules and limited time to prepare infrastructure. Democratic Party lawmaker Park Min-gyu introduced a bill on Friday aiming to postpone the tax until January 1 of the second year after South Korea begins sharing data with the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).",
  "summary": "Finance officials are reportedly set to meet major crypto exchanges on Tuesday, days after a lawmaker introduced legislation that could push the tax’s start date back two years.",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korean finance officials to meet crypto exchanges Tuesday",
    "Tax on crypto initially set for January 2027, now delayed",
    "Exchange officials support delay citing readiness concerns"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "published": "2026-10-19T05:40:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}