The enforcement procedure has been formally clarified, and the Korean court has specified the methods for seizure and liquidation of crypto assets

Odaily reports that on November 9, the Judicial Administration Office of the Supreme Court of Korea stated that the revised Civil Execution Rules took effect on November 1, clarifying the procedures for the seizure, transfer, and liquidation of crypto assets such as Bitcoin. For crypto assets held through trading platforms, enforcement may be carried out by seizing the user's claim against the platform for the transfer of assets; for crypto assets in personal wallets, the court may order the debtor to be prohibited from disposing of them and require them to be transferred to the management of an enforcement officer, after which they will be sold or transferred to creditors in accordance with the law. Civil enforcement cases involving crypto asset trading platforms in South Korea increased from 423 in 2023 to 3,136 in 2025, and stood at 3,186 in the first nine months of 2026.