{"version":1,"id":"jaejin-kim","title":"Jaejin Kim","summary":"Jaejin Kim is a person that serves as Executive Vice President of the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance and CEO of the Digital Asset Protection Foundation, and works on digital asset regulation and user protection in South Korea.","content":"**Jaejin Kim** is a South Korean attorney specializing in international finance and digital asset regulation, with professional experience spanning legal practice, industry regulation, and policy development. She currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) and CEO of the Digital Asset Protection Foundation (DAPF), and has contributed to South Korean [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) legislation and industry organizations. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-SZkZAKNtCIotlRHt) \n\n## Education\n\nKim holds a BA in Law from Ewha Womans University and a Master’s degree in International Economic Law from Kyushu University’s Graduate School of Law. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-kwu0s3qy8q) \n\n## Career\n\nKim currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA), South Korea’s self-regulatory organization for the [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) industry. She also serves as CEO of the Digital Asset Protection Foundation (DAPF), a government-authorized organization focused on [digital asset](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) user protection. Earlier in her career, Kim worked as a licensed attorney in South Korea, developing expertise in international finance and digital assets. Her professional work has included participation in the Korean Accounting Association’s Virtual Asset Committee and the Korean Bar Association’s IT and Blockchain Special Committee, as well as serving as Planning Director for the Global Finance Association. Kim has also contributed to the drafting and amendment of South Korean legislation concerning [digital assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets), including the Virtual Asset User Protection Act and the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-kwu0s3qy8q) \n\n## Interviews\n\n### Virtual Asset Protection\n\nIn a July 2024 interview on MBC Radio, Kim discussed South Korea’s evolving regulatory framework for virtual assets and the challenges created by rapid market development and unclear responsibilities among government agencies. She explained that the Virtual Asset User Protection Act, which took effect at the time of the interview, prohibited practices such as insider trading and market manipulation and introduced penalties comparable to those under securities law, alongside requirements covering asset segregation, custody, and listing standards. Kim also emphasized the role of industry self-regulation in establishing standards for listing, trading, and market monitoring, particularly where legislation remained incomplete, while noting that government bodies, including the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Financial Services Commission, would oversee the market and that regulation would need to adapt to international developments. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-i0eo3hum7c) \n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](nCse2HQYdgg)\n\n## Panels\n\n### Korea’s Regulatory Framework\n\nAt the BTCON Seoul panel in October 2024, Kim participated alongside Byungnam Ahn (Financial Supervisory Service), Suhhee Han (Barun Law LLC), and Dr. Jong-goo Yi (Kim & Chang Law), with Geunmo Park (Digital Asset) moderating, to discuss the impact and future direction of South Korea’s first virtual asset user protection law, implemented on July 19. The panel examined how the law strengthened user asset protection, reduced risks of unfair trading and market manipulation, and increased exchanges' responsibilities, while also identifying remaining uncertainties regarding transparency, institutional participation, and the development of longer-term regulatory policies. The participants discussed the role of regulators and industry self-regulation in addressing gaps in the framework, as well as unresolved issues involving [DeFi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi), the legal definition and property rights of virtual assets, and international regulatory standards. They also considered global developments involving central banks, [CBDCs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/central-bank-digital-currency-cbdc), and regulatory changes in the U.S. and Asia, concluding that Korea would need to balance regulation with innovation, improve market infrastructure, encourage institutional participation, and strengthen cooperation among regulators, industry participants, and users. 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