South Korea delays a crypto tax; Mt. Gox slips to 2027; MiCA register hits 375 CASPs

The day away from Cardano and Bitcoin was about tax, old repayments and the European register. The loudest regulatory line points to Seoul and Brussels.

Korea, Mt. Gox, MiCA

Kriptoteme and Cointelegraph on 19 October write that South Korea is delaying a crypto tax. The formal start remains 1 Jan 2027, with 22 percent on gains above 2.5 million won. Lawmaker Park Min-gyu's proposal ties the tax to OECD CARF, which in practice means 2029. Authorities meet exchanges and DAXA on 20 Oct.

Mt. Gox: trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi said on 16 Oct that the court approved +12 months, so the repayment deadline falls on 31 Oct 2027, with no change in amounts. CryptoSlate calls it the fourth consecutive delay; the notice cites no new transfers.

ESMA on Friday added nine providers to the MiCA register (375 CASPs in total), among them BingX and Openbank Deutschland. Denmark's Penning disappeared from the list. The EMT register stays at 50 entries.

France, JPM Coin, the rest

France: amendment I-3898 on taxing swaps into stablecoins passed 38:37, with application from 2027; the budget vote is on 20 Oct. JPMorgan's JPM Coin goes to Ethereum mainnet for approved institutions only. The XRPL fixCleanup3_4_0 patch has 29 of 35 votes, activation around 23 Oct. Qubic froze its chain after a ~$1.4 million theft from weak seeds. Stablecoin payments in 2026 jumped 45 percent (Allium) while supply stands still.

Sources: Kriptoteme, Korea, Cointelegraph, Korea, Mt. Gox, CryptoSlate, Mt. Gox, MiCA register, France, JPM Coin.