Something was fishy about South Koreas sudden u-turn against cryptocurrencies - I could smell it from the get-go, but wasn't able to pin it down. Now it turns out that insider trading might have taken placen, but case is that since cryptospace is in large unregulated, it isn't governed by the same laws covering f.e. commodities.
SK is among pioneers among crypto. I think it is safe to predict a ban will not happen.
Have a nice day,
Namaste my brothers!
https://www.coindesk.com/korean-regulator-investigating-staff-insider-trading-of-cryptocurrencies/