Korea’s new President, Lee Jae-myung, has appointed the CEO of Hashed Research, Kim Yong-beom, to be the Chief Policy Officer of Korea’s Presidential Office.
A really unhappy day at @hashed_official. The brand new president simply stole the CEO of our proud suppose tank, Hashed Open Research.
He’s now Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy —
a minister-level place, and arguably probably the most crypto-native and Web3-friendly official in Korean… pic.twitter.com/VS2ouCjgRa— Simon Kim (@simonkim_nft) June 6, 2025
Earlier than main Hashed Research, crypto fund Hashed’s suppose tank, Kim was the Vice Minister of Economic system and Finance throughout the Moon Jae-in administration.
In a earlier interview with CoinDesk, Simon Kim, the CEO of Hashed, acknowledged that the Lee administration might be crypto-friendly and that native regulators are intently monitoring crypto coverage developments within the U.S with an goal to emulate them.
One of many first coverage initiatives Kim Yong-beom is likely to be engaged on is a Received-based stablecoin, which was recognized by newly elected President Lee as a precedence to “prevent national wealth from leaking overseas.”
