Dissecting the Korean crypto market: with 16 million users, who is driving trading and narratives?
Recently, a16z crypto opened an office in Seoul to provide go-to-market support for its portfolio companies across the Asia-Pacific region, and is hiring a regional lead to offer comprehensive support to project teams.

Following our previous research on "Focusing on the Chinese crypto market: a quick look at the Web3 KOL and agency marketing ecosystem," this article will focus on the Korean market. Given South Korea's unique economic environment, rapid adoption of digital assets, and emerging regulatory framework, this report on local exchanges, media, institutions, research firms, and blockchain events aims to provide valuable reference resources for investors, startups, community builders, and other stakeholders.