Contact with SEC and CFTC Is Not Listing Approval
ChainCatcher, citing Korean media NATE, reported that Upbit parent Dunamu confirmed contact with the SEC and CFTC, while no US listing decision had been made and its financial reporting had not been converted to US GAAP. Dunamu plans to complete a share swap with Naver Financial by December 31; after completion, the parties plan to form an IPO committee within a year, but the listing country and market remain undecided.
The Naver Financial Swap and IPO Committee Plan
The key boundaries are clear: contact is not approval, comparing accounting standards is not completing a US GAAP conversion, and planning a committee is not filing an IPO application. Market discussion of an ADR or US route is conditional and should remain so.
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