South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myeon, has appointed Hashed Research CEO Kim Yong-Beom as chief policy officer of South Korea’s presidential office.
Very sad day at @hashed_official. The new president has just stole the CEO of a proud think tank and hashed open research.
He is currently the supreme president of policy –
Minister level status, and arguably the most cryptography-based official in Korean, Web3-friendly…pic.twitter.com/vs2oucjgra– Simon Kim (@simonkim_nft) June 6, 2025
Before leading the Hashed Research, Crypto Fund Hashed think tank, Kim was vice minister of economy and finance during the Moon Jae-in administration.
In a previous interview with Hashed CEO Coindesk, he said the Lee administration is crypto-friendly and that local regulators are closely monitoring US crypto policy development with the aim of emulating them.
One of the first policy initiatives Kim Yong-Beom is working on is WON-based Stablecoin. This was identified by the newly elected President Lee as a priority to “prevent the wealth of its citizens from leaking abroad.”
