Key notes
- Fucked by the pro-Crypto position of President Lee Jae-Myung, the Kospit of South Korea jumped almost 30% in H1 2025.
- With more than a quarter of the adult population with digital assets, the adoption of cryptography is increasing.
- Eight main South Korean banks collaborate on a won stable stablecoin project which should be launched by 2026.
South Korea has become the most efficient stock market in Asia in the first half of 2025 – a rally supported by an aggressive thrust in digital assets. Under the leadership of the newly elected president Lee Jae-Myung, the country’s economic policies have experienced a dramatic transformation.
According to the Financial Times, the Lee campaign promises and the rapid post-electoral actions, in particular the appointment of the friendly advisor to the Crypto Kim Yong-Beom, fueled the bullish feeling among the investors.
Large number for South Korea investors
The actions related to the digital currency of the Korea bank have soaked. Kakao poses more than more than doubled this month, while the LG CNS jumped almost 70% before profits cool the rally.
According to FT, the support of the South Korean president Lee Jae-Myung for the policies of Stablecoin Won Peged triggered a market frenzy. Related shares such as Kakao Pay, LG CNS, ATON and ME2ON have increased sharply, the Kospi index increasing by almost 30% since the start of the year, reaching a four -year summit ……
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The Fintech security company, ATON, saw its actions increase by 80%, while Me2on, a mobile game company with a new stablecoin in PIE at a dollar, has tripled. This gathering has fueled the Kospi composite reference index of 30% this year, pushing it to its highest level in 4 years.
Loans on the margins are also booming, with current loans, reaching 20.5 billions of dollars ($ 15 billion), indicating high -risk appetite and intense market participation.
Elan of the station
Although the government has not yet finalized details, the introduction of a parliamentary bill, the basic law on digital assets, reports the regulatory clarity will soon follow.
Among the most disruptive elements of the bill, there is a clause allowing companies with as little as 500 million ₩ capital to issue stablecoins, which raises both hopes of innovation and concerns about financial stability.
Meanwhile, eight of the biggest banks in South Korea, including KB Kookmin, Shinhan and Woori, announced its intention to launch a stablecoin at the end of 2025 or at the beginning of 2026.
The initiative, a direct response to the global domination of American stable-dossier floors (which represent 99% of the 239 billion dollars market), marks the first major foray through traditional financial institutions in the issue of digital assets.
Although the details are still under discussion, Stablecoin should follow a model based on confidence 1: 1 by fiduciary currency, pending regulatory approval.
The project is supported by the Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute, as well as blockchain organizations such as Open Blockchain and decentralized Identity Association.
The growing role of crypto in personal finance
A report by the Hana Institute of Finance has revealed that more than a quarter of the South Koreans aged 20 to 50 now have digital assets. For many, crypto is not only a speculative company – it has become a central component of long -term financial planning.
🇰🇷 Last: 27% of South Koreans aged 20 to 50 hold the crypto and 70% plan to buy more! 📈🪙
Crypto now represents 14% of their assets, driven by retirement planning and economic pressure.
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Among investors in their fifties, 78% use crypto to build wealth, and more than half prepare for retirement thanks to digital assets. The interest in structured cryptography investments has increased, regular purchasing habits and mid-term exchanges increasing considerably in the past year.
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Cryptographic journalist with more than 5 years of experience in the industry, Parth has worked with the main media in the world of crypto and finance, the collection of experience and expertise in space after having survived bear markets and bulls over the years. STHTH is also an author of 4 self-published books.
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