South Korea Supreme Court Sets New Rules for Crypto Asset Seizures
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South Korea’s Supreme Court has proposed amendments to the Civil Execution Rules to formalize crypto seizure procedures, with public feedback open until August 11 and the changes expected to take effect in October 2026. The rules would let courts freeze debtor wallets and prevent exchanges from moving seized crypto, providing legal clarity but increasing custodial risk, compliance burdens for CEXs and potential enforcement impacts on crypto custody and DeFi interactions.
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- Amendments are expected to take effect in October 2026, after public feedback in August.
- Under new rules, crypto held on exchanges can’t be moved after a court seizure.
- If a case is still in progress, courts could temporarily freeze a debtor’s crypto wallet.
South Korea’s Supreme Court has proposed updating the country’s Civil Execution Rules to establish formal procedures for seizing crypto assets when courts need to enforce their decisions.
Until now, courts in South Korea could legally seize crypto, but there were no clear rules on how to freeze it, how exchanges should work with it, how to transfer the assets, or how to sell or distribute the seized crypto afterward.
The Supreme Court plans to gather public feedback through August 11, with the amendments expected to take effect in October 2026.
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