South Korean Court Rules That Bitcoin ‘Is Not Money’ – And Crypto’s Not Subject to Interest Rate Rules
A South Korean court has ruled that “Bitcoin (BTC) is not money,” and that “interest rate rules don’t apply” to business deals involving cryptoassets. Per Hanguk Kyungjae, the ruling was made by the Seoul High Court’s Ci...
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Per Hanguk Kyungjae, the ruling was made by the Seoul High Court’s Civil Division in a case involving two firms, both of which were unnamed for legal reasons....
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