South Korea Deploys AI to Combat Crypto Manipulation 🤖📊
✨ Key Takeaways
FSS (Financial Supervisory Service) upgraded its VISTA system with an AI algorithm to detect crypto price manipulation.
New sliding window grid search technique identifies suspicious trading periods missed by traditional analysis.
2026 budget: 170M won ($116,000) allocated to expand VISTA’s capabilities.
Enhancements include detection of coordinated trading networks, abnormal trading patterns, text analysis of thousands of crypto assets, and fund tracing.
Marks a shift from human‑driven to automated surveillance, boosting transparency and safety in South Korea’s crypto markets.
📊 Market Metrics
System: VISTA (Virtual Assets Intelligence System for Trading Analysis)
Budget: 170M won ($116,000)
Functions: Manipulation detection, network analysis, fund tracing
Source: Financial Magnates, FSC
🧭 Big Picture
South Korea is positioning itself as a global leader in AI‑powered crypto regulation. By automating detection of manipulation and abnormal trading, regulators aim to create a safer, more transparent ecosystem for investors and institutions.
