Podcasts: Bitcoin in Asia - The Developing Environment for Bitcoin Businesses in South Korea BIA 20 🔗 4 years ago
- Category: Podcasts | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
- Author(s): BTC Media
- Published: 3rd August 2020 17:35
Our guest this week is Dr. Youree Lee, Chief Business officer of Peertec, Co-Founder of W-Foundation, and professor at Hanyang University, based out of Seoul. Peertec is a part of Peer.com a corporate group which includes the exchange GDAC, the Korean media BlockInPress and the Deconomy conference there among other entities. We talk about regulatory developments in Korea over the last year, including Korea’s new tax plan regarding cryptocurry and additional guidance for licensed exchanges. Youree gives additional context for the exchange landscape and the nuances of operating as a fiat on/off ramp into bitcoin. We also talk about how the bear market has been in Korea and signs and trends that she is seeing as we enter a new phase.
Dr Lee on Twitter @ylee727
