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Report: South Korea, Japan and France Are Listed As the Countries That Mentioned the Most Encryption Travel Rules in the First Half of This Year

According to a report titled "Legislative Trends and Social Keyword Data Analysis in Travel Rules" jointly released by Code, a joint venture company of Bithumb, Coinone, and Cobit, and Catalyst Research, a blockchain consulting group, Korea, Japan, and France were among the countries most mentioned in the first half of this year regarding "travel rules".

In addition, the volume of keywords related to cryptocurrency reached its peak before and after the EU issued MiCA and TFR regulations, Korea implemented cryptocurrency regulations, G7 countries declared their support for cryptocurrency regulations, and Japan and Hong Kong implemented cryptocurrency regulations.

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