Dunamu Inc. proposes a unified search system for crypto-asset inheritance, calls for protection of deceased users’ accounts

 [Financial News] Dunamu Inc., the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, called for closing institutional gaps in the inheritance of crypto assets. The company said institutional measures are needed to enable heirs to check a deceased person’s crypto-asset holdings all at once and quickly restrict transactions in accounts held in the deceased’s name.
According to the crypto-asset industry on the 9th, Dunamu Inc. took part in the “2026 National Assembly Legislative Expo,” held from the 5th to the 6th at the Central Lawn Plaza of the National Assembly Building in Yeouido, Seoul, and presented proposals to improve the system for crypto-asset inheritance. Visitors to the venue included National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik, lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties, National Assembly officials and members of the public.
Dunamu Inc. identified the exclusion of crypto assets from the current system for checking inherited assets as a key area for improvement. It said that while existing financial assets such as bank deposits and securities can be checked together through the government’s “Safe Inheritance One-Stop Service,” heirs must check with each exchange individually to find out whether the deceased held crypto assets. The company also pointed out that it is difficult to ensure deceased persons’ accounts are properly protected after their death. Under the current system, exchanges have difficulty learning of a death until an heir reports it separately.
Dunamu Inc. proposed establishing a system to promptly restrict transactions in accounts held in deceased persons’ names and protect inherited assets.
A Dunamu Inc. representative said, “Many people agreed with the reality that financial assets such as bank deposits and securities can currently be checked together through the government’s ‘Safe Inheritance One-Stop Service,’ but crypto assets cannot.” The representative added, “We will continue our efforts to improve the system, with user protection as our top priority.”
Meanwhile, financial authorities have been operating the “Rapid Blocking System for Financial Transactions in the Names of Deceased Persons” since last September. The system strengthens the sharing of information about deceased persons among approximately 4,890 financial companies, including banks, credit card companies and insurers, to prevent fraudulent transactions resulting from identity theft.

[email protected] Im Sang-hyeok Reporter