South Korea Weighs Delaying Crypto Tax to 2029

Another delay would deepen the credibility problem for South Korea's digital-asset tax framework, which has now been deferred repeatedly since 2020. The stated rationale — reliance on data from US officials — signals that cross-border information sharing, not domestic policy design, is the binding constraint on enforcement. That matters most for Korean exchanges and holders who have faced years of unresolved tax exposure. The open question is whether this becomes a formal postponement or remains a trial balloon, and whether the data-dependency argument hardens into a longer structural delay.