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Korea Financial Intelligence Unit KoFIU

Official site
https://kofiu.go.kr/eng/main.do
Established
2001

Who they are

The country's financial intelligence unit, founded in 2001 according to its own background page. After the 2008 reorganisation it forms part of the Financial Services Commission and leads the government's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing effort.

What they do

Receives suspicious transaction reports from financial institutions, sets customer due diligence and related AML/CFT rules, and sanctions reporting entities. Its virtual asset inspection division has inspected and sanctioned virtual asset exchanges.

Enforcement by this regulator

Date Entity Action Penalty Source
25 Feb 2025 이석우 (Lee Seok-woo), CEO of Dunamu Inc. (individual) Formal Reprimand — source
25 Feb 2025 두나무㈜ (Dunamu Inc.) (virtual asset business) Business Restriction — source

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