Odaily Planet Daily News The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced through the "2023 Government Business Report" that it will introduce a "virtual currency tracking system" in the first half of this year to strengthen the tracking of money laundering and recovery of criminal proceeds using virtual currency. The Ministry of Justice plans to query and monitor transaction details through the "virtual currency tracking system", extract relevant information between transactions, and check the source of funds before and after remittances. The Ministry of Justice also added that by the second half of this year, in addition to the "virtual currency tracking system", an independent tracking and analysis system will be developed. In addition, the Cyber ​​Investigation Bureau of the Korean National Police Agency announced that it will prevent the illegal use of virtual assets and create a safe trading environment through business agreements with the five major won exchanges. The plan aims to prevent the illegal use of virtual assets and create a safe trading environment. At present, the Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency is strengthening its virtual currency-related investigation capabilities through a professional investigator system. Cryptocurrency experts are currently active in the field of crime and cyber investigations, investigating dark web and virtual asset use cases related to drug crimes, and are responsible for tracking and investigating virtual assets.