Google Blocks 17 Crypto Exchange Apps in South Korea
South Korea has taken strict action against unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges by requesting Google to block access to 17 foreign trading platforms, including KuCoin and MEXC.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC), South Korea’s top financial regulator, confirmed that Google has removed these exchanges’ apps from the Google Play Store.
The affected platforms include KuCoin, MEXC, Phemex, XT.com, Biture, CoinW, CoinEX, ZoomEX, Poloniex, BTCC, DigiFinex, Pionex, Blofin, Apex Pro, CoinCatch, WEEX, and BitMart.
According to the FSC, these exchanges violated South Korean law because they did not register as virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
The country’s Specific…
