Crypto Apps Pulled from Apple Store in South Korea Crackdown

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has ramped up its crypto crackdown by blocking access to 14 unregistered foreign crypto apps on Apple’s App Store, targeting platforms serving local users without proper approval.   As part of a wider enforcement effort, the FIU blocked access to 14 unregistered crypto apps on the Apple App Store — including major global exchanges like KuCoin and MEXC — citing regulatory non-compliance. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has labeled the exchanges as unregistered virtual asset service providers (VASPs), deeming their operations illegal in the country. The FSC’s anti-money laundering body, the FIU, announced that The post Crypto Apps Pulled from Apple Store in South Korea Crackdown first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2025/04/15/crypto-apps-pulled-from-apple-store-in-south-korea-crackdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crypto-apps-pulled-from-apple-store-in-south-korea-crackdown