Episode #2: Korean Crypto-Mania and the Kimchi Spread
An interview with Nathan Park, an attorney who has been active in crypto regulations in the Korean market
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In this episode
- Why Korea caught crypto fever
- The massive “Kimchi Premium” paid on Korean exchanges like Bithumb and its ties to Chinese mining and money-laundering
- What to expect from Korean regulators in 2018
Transcript (48 Minutes)
Robot: This episode of Coin Talk was taped Monday, January 15th at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time. The Bitcoin price index was $14,066.
Aaron Lammer: Welcome to Coin Talk. How was your weekend?
Jay Kang: Not bad. How are you doing?
Aaron Lammer: I had a pretty good weekend. I was highly entertained, and it seems like many people were highly entertained by the crypto … Was it a Cypto Styles story that the Times published? Was that Styles?
Jay Kang: Even if it wasn’t in the Styles section, it was definitely a Styles story.
