Korean regulators have banned the Poloniex, KuCoin, and MEXC, as well as other 14 apps of crypto exhcanges from Google Play due to their unregistered operations in the country.

South Korean authorities have restricted access to multiple foreign cryptocurrency exchange apps, including Poloniex, KuCoin, MEXC, Phemex, and Bitrue, on Google Play, citing their

在3月26日的新聞稿中，金融情報部門宣布，Google開始限制對17個此類應用程序的訪問，這是因為他們的“針對韓國用戶的未註冊操作”開始限制訪問17個此類應用程序。韓國的用戶無法再安裝這些應用程序，並且已經擁有它們的人無法收到更新。如果外國公司從事韓國的商業活動，該法律也適用於外國公司。該機構表示，如果外交交流可以在韓國考慮y提供了一個韓國語言網站，針對韓國用戶進行營銷，或在韓國贏得的付款。

當局聲稱未註冊的平台構成了諸如個人信息的洩漏，濫用威脅的洩漏，濫用貨幣的風險。 The FIU also noted that users’ funds and assets may not be protected since these exchanges are “not subject to financial regulations.”

The agency said it expects the ban to “help prevent user damage and curb money laundering through virtual assets,” adding it’s in discussions with Apple Korea and the Korea Communications Standards Commission to apply similar restrictions to App Store apps and websites.

In early February, 蘋果應當局的要求，悄悄地從日本的應用商店中刪除了多個加密貨幣交換應用。日本的App Store不再提供BYBIT，KUCOIN，BITGET，MEXC和LBANK的移動應用程序。這些交易所以前曾被日本金融服務局警告，目的是在沒有註冊的情況下運營。