{"version":1,"id":"jongseung-kim","title":"Jongseung Kim","summary":"Jongseung Kim is a person who founded xCrypton and works on Web3 and financial-innovation initiatives, and who speaks on KRW stablecoin policy and digital-asset topics.","content":"**Jongseung Kim** is a business and technology professional with a background spanning digital strategy, the Internet of Things, business development, corporate strategy, and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3). He is currently the founder of xCrypton, and previously served as a director at SK Telecom and KT, where he worked across [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3), IoT, smart city, digital marketing, and financial innovation initiatives. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-Vh3d6kN0BK1JKT6A) \n\n## Education\n\nKim graduated from Seoul National University with a BA in Philosophy in 1996. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-bkp4vuxq13) \n\n## Career\n\nKim began his career at BTLGlobal, where he served as a Director from 1999 to 2002, working on B2B commerce platform development, CRM campaign solutions, and data mining. From 2002 to 2004, Kim worked as a Consultant at Samil PwC, focusing on e-business venture incubation, information strategy planning, and process innovation. Kim joined KT in 2004 as a Director and spent more than a decade working across a range of strategic and business development functions. His responsibilities included Internet of Things strategy, 3D printing business development, smart internet business planning, smart city business development, digital marketing, corporate strategy planning, and financial innovation strategy. In 2016, Kim joined SK Telecom as a Director, initially working on Internet of Things business development before moving into [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) business development in 2017. During his tenure, he worked on [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3)-related topics, including [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) and [DAOs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dao), and published and presented material examining their roles in the digital economy. Kim founded xCrypton in 2025 and currently serves as Founder, focusing on the company's activities in the [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) space. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-jw3rnglp7v) \n\n## Panels\n\n### Korean Stablecoins\n\nAt the BTCON Seoul panel in September 2025, Kim participated alongside Younseok Kim (Bonanza Factory) and ByoungKyu Lee (Npay), with Shinjae Yoo (D Asset Inc) moderating, to discuss the prospects and challenges of introducing a [KRW-denominated stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/krw-stablecoins) in South Korea. The panel focused on the country’s strict foreign exchange controls, concerns from the Bank of Korea about monetary policy, and the regulatory requirements for creating a controllable and compliant [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) system. The discussion also covered risks related to money laundering and illicit activity, emphasizing transaction monitoring, asset-freezing capabilities, and anti-money laundering measures, before considering a potential [KRW stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/krw-stablecoins) market of around KRW 8–10 trillion. The panelists concluded that stablecoins could improve corporate liquidity, reduce transaction costs, and support financial innovation, although regulatory clarity and ecosystem development would be necessary for broader adoption. 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