Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission investigation into Dunamu Co over alleged false or exaggerated labelling and advertising of transaction fee rates on Upbit

Progress

Current status
in force
25 Mar 2026 in force

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

25 Mar 2026
in force

Fair Trade Commission issued corrective order prohibiting future false or exaggerated labelling and advertising of transaction fee rates against Dunamu Co

On 25 March 2026, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) issued a corrective order against Dunamu Co for false or exaggerated labelling and advertising of transaction fee rates on Upbit, the virtual asset exchange it operates. The FTC found that Dunamu pub…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority