South Korea plans to start a cryptocurrency tax in January, and pressure to delay it is growing. A lawmaker introduced a bill only days ago. If it passes, the tax would start two years later than planned.
In the middle of this push, senior finance officials are reportedly due to meet major crypto exchanges on Tuesday. Cointelegraph reported the meeting on Oct 19, 2026, in a story written by Felix Ng and edited by Yohan Yun.
Several things are still unknown. The report does not say which exchanges will attend or what the officials will raise with them. It does not say whether the government supports or opposes a delay. It also does not say how the tax works. Whether the bill will pass is also unknown.
For someone already holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, the story changes nothing directly. The report says nothing about funding rates, trading fees or liquidity on these four venues, and nothing about perpetual futures. For now, it is a policy debate inside South Korea over when a tax begins. It does not change what a position costs to hold.
Source: cointelegraph — South Korea to meet crypto exchanges amid calls for tax delay