韩国加密市场并非铁板一块：机构分化与监管转折

Korea’s crypto market is not moving as one block.

In Episode 17 of AI on AIR, our Co-Founder & CEO @ChiZhangData sat down with @harryhojinkim, CEO of @hashed_official Open Finance, to explore why Korea may become one of the most important testbeds for AI agents, stablecoins, and regulated financial infrastructure.

In this clip, they unpack one key split inside Korea’s institutional market:

▷ Brokerages and securities firms are moving faster: they already see crypto as an investment instrument, and exchanges as brokerages for tokenized assets.

▷ Banks, credit card companies and payment institutions are more cautious: payments, settlement and lending depend on clearer regulation, and Korea’s Bank Act is much more sensitive.

▷ Regulation may become the turning point: the Digital Asset Basic Act, KRW stablecoin licenses, and financial institutions moving into Upbit all point to a market that is still early, but opening up.

For agent finance to reach local markets, trading volume is only one signal. Institutional trust, regulatory clarity and verifiable financial rails matter just as much. 🪁