--- title: "South Korea weighs fourth delay of 22% crypto tax to 2029" description: "South Korea's presidential office is reviewing a fourth postponement of the country's 22% tax on crypto gains, moving the start from January 2027 to 2029, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing Newsis. A presidential office official said missing U.S. trading data is the biggest bottleneck, since…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-south-korea-weighs-fourth-delay-7a7c0b1dd21b15" published: 2026-10-26T14:08:02.000Z updated: 2026-10-26T15:09:05.000Z indexable: true --- # South Korea weighs fourth delay of 22% crypto tax to 2029 South Korea's presidential office is reviewing a fourth postponement of the country's 22% tax on crypto gains, moving the start from January 2027 to 2029, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing Newsis. A presidential office official said missing U.S. trading data is the biggest bottleneck, since… Attributed sources: [Bitcoin Magazine]() ## Key facts South Korea's presidential office is reviewing a fourth postponement of the country's 22% tax on crypto gains, moving the start from January 2027 to 2029, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing Newsis. A presidential office official said missing U.S. trading data is the biggest bottleneck, since Washington does not join the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework until 2029. Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (Bitcoin Magazine). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.31% (26/10/2026, 14:08 → 26/10/2026, 14:13, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.98% (26/10/2026, 14:08 → 26/10/2026, 15:08, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.01% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 26/10/2026, 14:08, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.31% | +0.31% | 0.00 pp | 26/10/2026, 14:08 → 26/10/2026, 14:13 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | +0.98% | +0.98% | 0.00 pp | 26/10/2026, 14:08 → 26/10/2026, 15:08 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.14% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.01% | | BTC beta | 1.00 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 26/10/2026, 14:08 | ## Claims and open questions - The presidential office said it is in talks with government agencies about a delay, citing gaps in the regulatory framework and the problem of treating domestic and overseas trades the same way, according to Newsis reporting. - The levy applies a 20% national rate plus a 2% local rate to annual income from the transfer or lending of virtual assets above a 2.5 million won ($1,888) deduction. - A presidential office official told Newsis that the absence of U.S. trading data is the biggest bottleneck, with South Korea among the first group of jurisdictions set to begin exchanges in 2027 while the United States does not join until 2029. - Whether the presidential office will formally adopt the 2029 start date, and whether it would come through the bill filed by Democratic Party lawmaker Park Min-gyu and 13 colleagues or another route, would be confirmed by an official announcement or a National Assembly vote. ## Source evidence - [South Korea Weighs Fourth Delay of Crypto Tax, With 2029 Start Tied to U.S. Data Sharing]() — Bitcoin Magazine; published 26/10/2026, 14:06; received 26/10/2026, 14:08 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [Strategy pauses bitcoin purchases, spends $204.9 million buying back STRC]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:23 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.24% / 1h -0.03% - [Bitcoin Magazine video examines Bitcoin exposure after PHP flaws take sites offline]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:21 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m -0.30% / 1h +0.12% - [Bitcoin falls below $80,000 as tech sell-off and ETF outflows weigh on risk assets]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:02 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Market watch · 5m -0.07% / 1h -0.72% - [Galaxy Research says bitcoin's bear market ended at the June low]() — Published 26/10/2026, 13:01 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · Market watch · 5m -0.09% / 1h -0.72% - [Strive buys 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million, lifting holdings to 43,000 BTC]() — Published 26/10/2026, 12:24 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 5m +0.11% / 1h -0.50% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Will Bitcoin go back up? 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