Seoul Showdown: Lawmakers, TradFi Titans & Web3 Mavericks Collide at Historic Korean Summit
Seoul braces for a regulatory reckoning as Korea's first cross-industry crypto summit kicks off.
Traditional finance suits and hoodie-clad devs share a rare stage—will sparks fly or funds flow?
Lawmakers promise 'innovation-friendly' policies (between golf outings with bank lobbyists).
Web3 founders pitch decentralization to institutions still using fax machines.
One thing's certain: the afterparties will have better tokenomics than most altcoins.
Institutions Take the Lead
Normally crypto events are light on traditional finance players, but Hashed is flipping the script by bringing a long list of major financial fire power. The list of confirmed participants reads like a roll call of Korea’s financial powerhouses: KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, along with top securities firms like NH Investment & Securities, Hana Securities, and Meritz Securities.
Add to that the presence of institutional investors such as Hanwha Asset Management, NH Venture Investment, Kakao Ventures, and Lotte Ventures, and you get a sense of just how seriously Korea’s financial sector is taking this next phase of digital asset development.
Joining them are global names like Temasek (Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund), SMBC Nikko Securities from Japan, and major tech companies including Google Cloud, LG CNS, LINE NEXT, and NCSoft, clearing displaying the summit’s cross-industry ambition — and its reach far beyond the crypto-native crowd.
A Policy Moment for Korea
Perhaps most significantly, members of Korea’s National Assembly from across the political spectrum will participate in a joint policy panel and regulatory roundtables. Lawmakers from three major parties will join the event, including Min Byung-deok (Democratic Party), Kim Jae-seop (People Power Party), and Lee Jun-seok (Reform Party) — making EastPoint a truly bipartisan forum.
Their presence comes at a pivotal time, as Korea inches closer to implementing its Digital Asset Basic Act, which could pave the way for KRW-backed stablecoins, spot crypto ETFs, and tokenized securities to enter the mainstream financial system.
Bridging TradFi and Web3
Of course, the Web3 world will also be well represented. Binance is set to join, along with all five of Korea’s licensed crypto exchanges: Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX. The convergence of these Korean firms is no accident. They understand the stakes to join and help shape real policy discussion for the region and have a hand in working side-by-side with serious financial institutional players.
What’s Next?
The full focus of EastPoint will touch on programmable finance, regulatory architecture, and how tokenization could redefine Korean capital markets. As only the first wave of speakers and participating institutions was released, we can expect to see more major players from tech, policy, finance, to Web3 jump on the bandwagon to have a stake in what may be one of the most influential crypto events in Asia.
But for now, EastPoint’s strongest message is its institutional signal: Korea is preparing to lead on digital asset integration — and it’s inviting the world’s financial and tech leaders to help shape the path.
Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.
