Exchange on Mr.Yamhttps://mr.nickyam.com/tags/exchange/Recent content in Exchange on Mr.YamHugoen-usWed, 05 Aug 2026 10:36:00 +0800South Korea Bans 29 Overseas Crypto Exchanges — MEXC, OKX, KuCoin and Others Delistedhttps://mr.nickyam.com/Crypto/South-Korea-Bans-29-Overseas-Crypto-Exchanges.htmlWed, 05 Aug 2026 10:36:00 +0800https://mr.nickyam.com/Crypto/South-Korea-Bans-29-Overseas-Crypto-Exchanges.html<p>Overnight, the apps of 29 overseas crypto exchanges vanished from Google Play in South Korea. This was no technical glitch — it was a surgical strike by Korean regulators.</p> <p>On July 24, 2026, South Korea&rsquo;s crypto community erupted. Search Google Play for OKX, Bybit, MEXC, KuCoin, Gemini, or BitMEX — all gone.</p> <p>The trigger was a long-gestating action by the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU): <strong>every overseas exchange app that has not completed Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration with the KoFIU is to be removed from Google Play</strong>[1].</p>