On November 10, 2026, ChainCatcher reported remarks from a digital-asset policy conference in Seoul, citing South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. The account below is limited to that report.
Dunamu vice chairman Kim Hyung-nyeon spoke at DICON, held in Yeouido, Seoul. Dunamu operates Upbit, described as South Korea’s largest crypto exchange. Kim, identified as a Dunamu co-founder who rarely speaks in public, said Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix—described as representative Korean stocks—can be tokenized and traded only on overseas exchanges, and that “this itself is very heartbreaking.” He said many issues currently need to be considered and that, if the regulatory system is designed appropriately, Dunamu will do its utmost to become a global player representing South Korea.
The same day, Dunamu chief executive Oh Kyung-seok said in an opening address that the digital-asset industry is at a critical period in which opportunity and challenge are intertwined, and that major countries have begun to treat digital assets as an important factor in financial innovation and national competitiveness.
In the same discussion, Min Byung-deok, a lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, said the postponement of virtual-asset taxation had made clear the necessity of a Digital Asset Basic Act. He said the act must be passed during the current regular session of the National Assembly and no later than January 18 of the following year. He also argued that institutional and corporate investment in virtual assets should be fully allowed, on the view that individuals and legal persons should not be treated differently under the spirit of the South Korean Constitution.
These are positions stated at the conference, not a record that the Digital Asset Basic Act had been enacted or that the January 18 date was a confirmed legislative deadline. The claim that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares can be tokenized only overseas is attributed to Kim’s remarks as carried by Yonhap and ChainCatcher.
Original report: ChainCatcher, published November 10, 2026.
