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SEOUL — Blockmedia — The 2026 Digital Asset Korea Summit, one of South Korea’s largest blockchain conferences dedicated to examining the present and future of digital assets, will be held on July 25 at the COEX Auditorium in Seoul.

Co-hosted by Blockchain Today and Youth Meta, the event is expected to serve as a major networking platform, bringing together more than 1,500 professionals from across the digital asset industry, including traders, developers, investors, policymakers, and legal experts. As the summit takes place amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment, including ongoing discussions surrounding a proposed Digital Asset Basic Act, it is attracting considerable interest from investors seeking to understand the direction of policy and prepare for a potential future bull market.

The event will begin with video congratulatory remarks from former National Assembly member Kim Hyung-joo and incumbent lawmaker Min Byung-deok. Min has played a leading role in digital asset legislation at the National Assembly, and his remarks are expected to address the future direction of virtual asset regulation and institutionalization. Jung Joo-pil, CEO of Blockchain Today, will then take the stage during the opening session to present the vision behind the summit.

The first main session will be led by Park Sung-joon, Director of the Blockchain Research Center at Dongguk University. Under the theme “The Future of the Digital Asset Era: Perspectives and Core Capabilities for Preparing for New Opportunities,” Park will outline the strategic insight that individuals and companies will require as the blockchain industry undergoes a major transformation. The session is expected to examine structural changes in Web3 and digital finance from an academic perspective.

A highlight of the morning program will be a presentation by Moon Chang-hoon, author of Ripple Big Bang and a recognized specialist in XRP. His session, titled “Next-Generation Finance and the Utility of XRP,” will provide an in-depth examination of Ripple’s international remittance network, the progress of institutional adoption, and the role that XRP may play within next-generation financial infrastructure. Strong participation is anticipated from XRP investors and members of the Ripple community.

Following the lunch break, the program will turn to practical investment strategies. Professional trader Koo Bon-wook will deliver a session titled “What If Retail Investors Could Become Market Movers? The 10-Minute Profit Challenge,” presenting hands-on trading strategies designed to help individual investors survive in the market. With its emphasis on practical execution rather than theory, the presentation is expected to be particularly useful for participants seeking to strengthen their cryptocurrency trading capabilities.

The global session is also expected to attract significant attention. Steve Young Kim, APAC Business Development Director at Binance, will speak on “At the Crossroads of Traditional Finance and Next-Generation Finance.” From the perspective of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, he will examine the convergence of traditional and digital finance, including the entry of institutional investors into the market and the expansion of tokenized assets. The session will provide a rare opportunity for Korean participants to hear directly about developments at the forefront of the global crypto industry.

Additional programming will include a special session featuring Vision Chain. Through booth keynote presentations, promising domestic and international blockchain projects—including decentralized trading platform Bullbit, iotrust, known for its D’CENT hardware wallet, decentralized derivatives protocol Variational, FUNS TALK, and WeFi—will introduce their technologies and services. In the exhibition area outside the main auditorium, participants will be able to visit project booths and engage directly with investors, builders, and other industry professionals.

The organizers highlighted three principal distinctions of the summit. First, participants will be able to hear directly from experts about domestic and international virtual asset regulation and policy trends and use those insights to formulate practical response strategies. Second, the event will provide access to a crypto community of more than 1,500 participants, enabling the exchange of timely market information and the development of trusted professional networks. Third, attendees will be able to move between the conference hall and project booths to explore a variety of events and potential investment opportunities.

Bullbit, Variational, and FUNS TALK will participate as premium sponsors, while WeFi, iotrust, Short Challenge, and Vision Chain will join as sponsors. Tiger Research and Blockmedia will serve as event partners and provide coverage of the summit.

Tickets are available through the official website. The event will operate entirely through advance registration, and no tickets will be sold at the venue. The COEX Auditorium is located approximately five minutes on foot from Exits 5 and 6 of Samseong Station on Seoul Subway Line 2. As traffic congestion is expected on the day of the event, attendees are encouraged to use public transportation.

The summit comes as institutional capital continues to flow into the digital asset market and discussions in South Korea surrounding won-denominated stablecoins, security token offerings, and real-world asset tokenization gather momentum. Against this backdrop, the event is attracting attention from across the industry as an important forum for assessing the direction of the digital asset market in the second half of 2026.

James Jung

James Jung is a journalist specializing in digital assets who also writes under the name JJ. He previously covered equities, bonds, and derivatives at publications including the Seoul Economic Daily and Edaily, and later served as Edaily’s New York correspondent. Since joining Blockmedia in 2020, he has reported on information technology, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and related technological developments. He graduated from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Seoul National University.

Drawing on his background in the natural sciences, Jung has a particular interest in the convergence of technology and finance. He has also covered macroeconomic policy in depth while reporting on the Bank of Korea and the Ministry of Finance and Economy, recognizing that developments in traditional financial markets and the broader economy are closely connected to digital assets. His published books include The Thoughts of Sam Altman, War of the AI Gods, Mr. President, This Is How You Should Deal with Trump, A User’s Guide to Korean Won Stablecoins, and A User’s Guide to Bitcoin Tax Planning, Gifts, and Inheritance. Jung also hosts Blockmedia’s flagship YouTube programs, JJ Crypto Live and the Wednesday edition of Orai. For inquiries regarding his articles, readers may contact him by email.