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South Korea Virtual Asset Users Protection Act (VAUPA 2024)

Protects virtual asset users in South Korea through exchange obligations, reserves, and market abuse rules.

12

Rules extracted

178

Obligations decomposed

14.8x

Avg obligations per rule

🇰🇷 South Korea

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

The Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users (VAUPA), promulgated July 18, 2023 and effective July 19, 2024, is South Korea's first comprehensive crypto regulation. It mandates VASP reporting to the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), requires segregation of user deposits at banks with interest payments, imposes 80% cold storage requirements, prohibits market abuse including insider trading and market manipulation, establishes disclosure obligations, requires external audits, grants the FSC broad supervisory and inspection powers, and imposes severe criminal and administrative penalties for violations.

What AuditDSS covers

Source

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Regulation

Extracted

12

Rules

Decomposed

178

Obligations

14.8x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 14.8 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 178 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in VAUPA 2024 is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
South Korea Virtual Asset Users Protection Act (VAUPA 2024)
Regulatory body
Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
🇰🇷 South Korea
Document type
statute
Effective date
July 19, 2024
Issuing authority
Financial Services Commission (FSC) of the Republic of Korea
Official source
View source document ↗

Who this applies to

virtual asset service providers (VASPs)crypto exchangescustodianstraders

Key requirements

  • VASP reporting to KoFIU
  • user deposit segregation at banks
  • 80% cold storage requirement
  • insider trading prohibition
  • market manipulation prohibition
  • 15-year record retention
  • external audit
  • FSC supervision

Frequently asked questions about VAUPA 2024

What is VAUPA 2024?

The Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users (VAUPA), promulgated July 18, 2023 and effective July 19, 2024, is South Korea's first comprehensive crypto regulation. It mandates VASP reporting to the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), requires segregation of user deposits at banks with interest payments, imposes 80% cold storage requirements, prohibits market abuse including insider trading and market manipulation, establishes disclosure obligations, requires external audits, grants the FSC broad supervisory and inspection powers, and imposes severe criminal and administrative penalties for violations.

Who does VAUPA 2024 apply to?

VAUPA 2024 applies to virtual asset service providers (VASPs), crypto exchanges, custodians, traders.

How many obligations does VAUPA 2024 contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed VAUPA 2024 into 178 atomic obligations from 12 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of VAUPA 2024?

The key requirements include: VASP reporting to KoFIU, user deposit segregation at banks, 80% cold storage requirement, insider trading prohibition, market manipulation prohibition, 15-year record retention, external audit, FSC supervision.

How can I assess my VAUPA 2024 compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 178 VAUPA 2024 obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces VAUPA 2024?

VAUPA 2024 is enforced in South Korea by Financial Services Commission.

When did VAUPA 2024 come into effect?

VAUPA 2024 became effective on July 19, 2024.

What industry does VAUPA 2024 apply to?

VAUPA 2024 is primarily relevant to the Crypto & Digital Assets industry. AuditDSS covers 80 regulations in this industry sector.

Build a VAUPA 2024 compliance pack

Don't have a compliance policy yet? AuditDSS generates a complete compliance pack for VAUPA 2024 — alone or combined with other regulations your business needs. Every clause is mapped to specific obligations.

Policy

High-level commitments and governance framework covering VAUPA 2024 requirements.

Procedures

Step-by-step operational procedures to implement each policy commitment.

Forms & checklists

Ready-to-use forms, registers, and checklists for day-to-day compliance operations.

Multi-regulation

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Already have a policy? Assess it against VAUPA 2024

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Upload your document

Upload your compliance policy, program manual, or operational document. AuditDSS accepts any text-based document.

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AI maps against 178 obligations

Your document is scored against every obligation in VAUPA 2024. Each claim is mapped to the obligation tree and evaluated for coverage.

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Risk-scored gap report

Receive every gap ranked by risk priority with remediation guidance, enforcement evidence, and cascade impact analysis.

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