Why Korea is Now Leading the Global Crypto Revolution
summary
Korea reports 15 million Koreans hold crypto, its Virtual Asset User Protection Act becomes a reference for U.S. law, and global crypto reaches about half a billion users and a $4 trillion market. The missing technical pieces are programmable privacy and identity — selective disclosure, computational privacy, DIDs and anon‑creds — so big players (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon) can onboard billions. Product signals include Midnight with a Glacier Drop across eight ecosystems and research like Ouroboros Leios and Eigen Cloud.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and Personal Reflections on Korea
- 1:06Korea's Regulatory Influence and Success
- 2:00The State of the Industry: 15 Years of Growth
- 2:42Solving the Problem of Trust
- 4:57The Generations of Blockchain Technology
- 6:58Scalability, Interoperability, and Governance
- 8:08The Last Mile: Privacy and Identity
- 10:52Automating Compliance and Selective Disclosure
- 13:13Archaeological Entrepreneurship: Learning from the Past
- 14:54Beyond Tokens: Rebuilding Society
- 18:05Introducing Midnight and the Glacier Drop
- 19:06A Unique Moment in Human History
- 21:14Conclusion: The Future is Decentralized
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