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The clearest evidence of Korea’s evolution, according to Park, is not found in exchange trading volumes
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“A few years ago, global companies coming to Korea were mostly focused on tokens, exchanges, and market prices,” Park said.
Key facts
- In traditional finance, what often matters most is not the 99% of transactions that work normally, but what happens in the remaining 1%
- Factblock CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park outlines South Korea’s transition from a retail-driven crypto market to an institutional digital finance hub
- Driving this shift is Factblock CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park
- For years, the global crypto ecosystem viewed South Korea through a singular, hyper-volatile lens: the Kimchi Premium
Summary
Factblock CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park outlines South Korea’s transition from a retail-driven crypto market to an institutional digital finance hub. Factblock CEO Andrew Park highlighted South Korea’s shift from retail crypto trading to institutional finance. Policy moves now give 3,500 corporate entities legal account access to trade digital assets in South Korea. The Bank of Korea plans phase 2 trials in late 2026 for deposit tokens integrated with autonomous AI agents. For years, the global crypto ecosystem viewed South Korea through a singular, hyper-volatile lens: the Kimchi Premium.