South Korea's FSC Plans to Unveil Tokenized Securities Rules in July

Tokenized securities are digital assets that use blockchain to issue or record rights to securities such as stocks and bonds, but they remain subject to capital-markets regulation. South Korea's Financial Services Commission is working to bring them into a formal regulatory framework, focusing on rules for issuance, distribution and investor protection while establishing a clear legal basis for fractional-investment products.

The FSC is expected to release detailed rules in July 2026, including a roadmap for tokenizing stocks and bonds, changes to restrictions on over-the-counter trading, and provisions allowing some fractional-investment operators to aggregate assets. The framework is scheduled to formally take effect on February 4, 2027, bringing blockchain-based securities under South Korea's capital-markets legal framework.