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#2: Korean Crypto-Mania and the Kimchi Spread

Episode Summary

An interview with Nathan Park, an attorney who has been active in crypto regulations in the Korean market, about why Korea caught crypto fever, the massive "Kimchi Premium" paid on Korean exchanges like Bithumb and its ties to Chinese mining and money-laundering, and what to expect from Korean regulators in 2018.

Episode Notes

An interview with Nathan Park, an attorney who has been active in crypto regulations in the Korean market, about:
—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

Plus San Francisco's crypto-rich and the J-Pop band "Virtual Currency Girls."

This episode was taped Monday, January 15th and 11am EST. The Bitcoin Price Index was $14,066.

"Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich and You’re Not" (Nellie Bowles, New York Times)

"Japan has a new cryptocurrency-themed J-pop band" (Thuy Ong, The Verge)