The cryptocurrency and blockchain market’s changes and major issues will be examined this year, and the event will diagnose the possibilities of digital asset innovation unfolding in the future. Interest is focusing on how the market will be affected by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the first time at the beginning of this year. Moreover, the combination of finance and blockchain, including security token offerings (STO), real-world asset (RWA) linkage, and decentralized finance (DeFi), is accelerating. In this context, Digital Today will hold the “2024 Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Insights” conference on February 27th from 1:30 PM at COEX Conference Room (South) 307 in Samseong-dong, Seoul. This event will focus on the changes in the cryptocurrency market and technology trends brought about by the Bitcoin ETF.
At this conference, domestic cryptocurrency and blockchain industry experts and market stakeholders will introduce forecasts for each sub-area and gather wisdom to prepare for upcoming changes. Junwoo Kim, co-CEO of CrossAngle, will present on the “2024 Cryptocurrency Market Outlook.” Junwoo Kim has worked as an overseas derivatives sales trader at Samsung Securities and CEO of NXVP. Following him, Minho Yoo, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at IoTrust, will introduce “The Evolution of Public Blockchains and the Layer 2 Ecosystem.” Minho Yoo, co-author of “The Principles of NFT Investment,” has served as the overall strategy director for the Decent and Wefin wallets. Additionally, Yongjae Lee, Senior Manager of Digital Asset TF at Mirae Asset Securities, will introduce “The Convergence of Finance and Blockchain and the Latest Trends in STO and RWA.” Yongjae Lee, who has worked as the ETF team leader at Mirae Asset Management, is currently promoting the token securities business at Mirae Asset Securities. Jongchul Jang, Executive Director at Com2uS Holdings, will present on “The Next XPLA: The Journey from Web2 to Web3.” Jongchul Jang has served as vice president of Pluto Games, CEO of Cricon, and head of game production at Com2uS Holdings. Byeol Park, an analyst at CryptoQuant, will introduce “On-Chain Data Trends for Wise Investment.”
Following this, a panel discussion on the launch of Bitcoin ETF and changes in the digital asset market will be held. Donghwan Kim, CEO of Wonderframe, will act as the moderator, with participation from Jaehyun Park, President of Suho IO, Jongbaek Park, a lawyer at Taepyung Law Firm, and Donghyun Jo, CEO of UnDefinedLabs.