Leading the Future: Korea’s Role & Opportunities in Blockchain and Web3
summary
Wallet addresses grow steadily over the last decade even as prices fall, with developer signups and open‑source chain projects increasing; Asia holds 60% of the crypto market and accounts for roughly 60% of new GitHub blockchain contributors. Korea reports 97% smartphone penetration, ~10 years head start on high‑speed internet, second‑largest exchange traffic, a $16B K‑pop fan market (100M+ fans) trending toward $330B by 2030, and Hashed lists 150+ investments and 70+ community events last year while co‑hosting KBW for five years.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:19Korea’s digital economy
- 6:56Korea’s Web3 adoption
- 9:52STO market support
- 11:58HashKey’s role
- 13:00Korean Blockchain Week
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