“您将换多少金属（USDT）以现金...？”

“在首尔甘南的一栋办公楼内的礼品证书交换办公室。当他40多岁的男性顾客问他是否可以交换其中一种加密货币，绳索，因为韩国人通过在柜台上方设置的透明丙烯酸板上的一个洞获胜时，交换办公室老板A先生A先生说了这一点。”

A gift certificate exchange office operating inside an office building in Gangnam, Seoul, had a male customer in his 40s ask through the hole in the transparent acrylic panel set up above the counter, "Can I exchange one of the cryptocurrencies, Tether, for Korean won?"

在首尔江南的一栋办公楼内运营的礼品证书交换办公室，他40多岁的男性顾客通过柜台上方设置的透明丙烯酸面板的孔询问：“我可以换一种加密货币，tether，以获胜吗？”

At this, the exchange office owner, Mr. A, glanced up at the customer's face, opened the door next to him, and took the customer into the inner room. Mr. A and the customer each pulled out their 'coin wallets' installed on their smartphones and scanned the QR code. Soon, the customer's Tether transferred into Mr. A's coin wallet, and the customer received several hundred thousand won via an account transfer. The 'cryptocurrency exchange' took no more than 5 minutes.

在此，交换办公室老板A先生瞥了一眼客户的脸，打开了他旁边的门，并将客户带到了内部房间。 A先生和客户分别掏出安装在智能手机上的“硬币钱包”，并扫描QR码。很快，客户的束缚转移到了A先生的硬币钱包中，客户通过帐户转移获得了数十万韩元。 “加密货币交换”的时间不超过5分钟。

"How much will you exchange Tether (USDT) for cash...?”

“您将换多少金属（USDT）以现金...？”

To generally trade cryptocurrency in South Korea, one must create an account at a bank and then use exchanges like Upbit or Bithumb. At gift certificate exchange offices, cryptocurrency transactions are conducted through a direct transaction method (OTC), allowing for the cashing of cryptocurrency or, conversely, exchanging cash for cryptocurrency without real-name verification. No records are kept. In this process, the gift certificate exchange office takes about 1% of the transaction amount as a commission.

要通常在韩国交易加密货币，必须在银行创建一个帐户，然后使用Upbit或bithumb等交易所。在礼品证书交换办公室，加密货币交易是通过直接交易方法（OTC）进行的，可以兑现加密货币，或者，相反，可以在没有现实名称验证的情况下将现金换成加密货币。没有记录保存。在此过程中，礼券交易所将约1％的交易金额作为佣金。

"People who are reluctant to clarify the source of their funds or have difficulties doing so primarily come here," explained Mr. B, who exchanges department store gift certificates.

B先生说：“那些不愿澄清其资金来源或遇到困难的人主要来到这里。”

Among the types of cryptocurrency traded at gift certificate exchange offices, Tether is frequently used. Tether is a stablecoin that is linked to the U.S. dollar, maintaining a price of 1 Tether equal to 1 dollar. Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, it does not fluctuate in price, enabling transactions within a predictable range.

在礼品券交易所交易的加密货币类型中，经常使用系绳。 Tether是一种与美元相关的稳定币，其价格为1个等于1美元。与比特币或以太坊不同，价格不会波动，可以在可预测范围内进行交易。

Recently, even the merchants at Namdaemun market began using Tether.

最近，即使是Namdaemun市场的商人也开始使用Tether。

"Those people cannot bring large sums of money at once from their home country, so they exchange for Tether to bring it in and buy goods here to take back out," said Mr. B. It is also said that private exchangers in Myeongdong are engaged in cryptocurrency exchange work.

B先生说：“这些人不能一次从自己的祖国带来大笔资金，因此他们交换了Tether来将其带入这里，以便将其带回去。”

However, cryptocurrency exchanges can be used as a means of money laundering or tax evasion.

但是，加密货币交换可以用作洗钱或逃税的手段。

"If a parent gifts several tens of millions won to a child by exchanging it for Tether, no one will know. Also, those doing illegal gambling at overseas casinos exchange won for Tether before leaving, then buy chips with Tether there to gamble," explained Mr. B.

“如果父母的礼物通过将其换成几千万的孩子，将其换成绑带，没人会知道。此外，那些在海外赌场交易所进行非法赌博的人在离开之前赢得了Tether赢得了胜利，然后用Tether与Tether在那里赌博。”

According to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, anyone who exports amounts exceeding $10,000 (approximately 14 million won) without reporting it will face a petty fine, and those exceeding $30,000 (approximately 42 million won) may face imprisonment for up to one year or a petty fine of up to 100 million won. However, exchanging won for Tether at a private exchange and holding it in a coin wallet allows one to avoid fund tracking.

根据《外汇交易法》，任何出口金额超过10,000美元（约1400万韩元）的人而不报告要面临小额罚款，而超过30,000美元（约4200万韩元）的人可能会面临最高一年的监禁或最高可高达1亿韩元的小罚款。但是，交换在私人交易所中赢得了系带，并将其放在硬币钱包中，可以避免资金跟踪。

This method is also said to be used in the operation of illicit overseas gambling sites. The gambling site organization is structured in a multi-level format, where members collect funds and pass them to the mastermind. Members withdraw money from the operating accounts of the gambling sites to avoid detection by investigative authorities and exchange it for Tether at private exchange offices. The mastermind then again exchanges this Tether for cash at the exchange to launder the money.

据说该方法也用于非法海外赌博网站的运作。赌博站点组织的结构是多层格式，会员收集资金并将其传递给策划者。成员从赌博站点的运营帐户中提取资金，以避免被调查当局检测，并在私人交易所将其换成系绳。然后，策划者再次将此系绳交换为现金，以洗钱。

This method is also used in voice phishing crimes. Another gift certificate exchanger, Mr. C, is currently subject to police investigation for using an account that was involved in a voice phishing incident after performing a transaction with a customer involving virtual assets.

此方法也用于语音网络钓鱼犯罪。另一位礼券交易所C先生C先生目前正在接受警察调查，因为使用涉及虚拟资产的客户进行交易后，使用了涉及语音钓鱼事件的帐户。

"Because of that, my account was frozen, making it difficult to make a living. Since then, I have been trying to verify customers' identities and, if possible, transact in cash," said Mr. C.

C.先生说：“因此，我的帐户被冻结了，很难谋生。从那以后，我一直在努力验证客户的身份，并在可能的情况下以现金进行交易。”

A gift certificate exchange business that is exchanging cryptocurrency for won has reported to the National Tax Service and added ‘virtual asset intermediation and trading’ to the industry listed on their business registration certificate. However, experts believe that even in such cases, there may be legal risks.

一个正在交换加密货币的礼品证书交换业务已向国家税务服务部报告，并将“虚拟资产中间和交易”添加到其业务注册证书上列出的行业中。但是，专家认为，即使在这种情况下，也可能会有法律风险。

"According to the Financial Services Commission, as of the 1st, a total of 27 virtual asset businesses, including exchanges, wallets, and custodians, have registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). A source in the cryptocurrency industry stated that if they have not reported to the FIU, then all are operating illegally."

“根据金融服务委员会的说法，截至第一，包括交易所，钱包和保管人在内的共有27家虚拟资产业务已在金融情报部门（FIU）注册。加密货币行业的消息来源表示，如果他们没有向FIU报告，那么所有人都在非法运营。”

"If they do not report to the FIU according to the Specific Financial Information Act, it would be considered an unregistered business regardless of reporting to the National Tax Service. To the best of my knowledge, there has not yet been a 'private exchange' operator registered as a virtual asset business with the FIU," explained attorney Kim Seong-su of GY Kwangya Law Office.

“如果他们不根据《特定财务信息法》向FIU报告，无论向国家税务服务报告什么，它都将被视为未注册的业务。据我所知，尚未有一个“私人交易所”运营商在FIU中注册为虚拟资产业务，该律师是Gy Kwangya kwangya Law office of the FIU的“私人交易”。

Moreover, attorney Kim

而且，金律师