As South Korea heads into its June 3 local elections, digital assets have emerged as an unlikely political test: can a government sell ‘crypto-friendly’ policies as national strategy—without triggering voter backlash shaped by past scandals, investor losses, and distrust?
The vote, set for Tuesday (June 2 ET / June 3 in South Korea), will be the country’s 9th nationwide local election and the first major electoral checkpoint roughly a year after President Lee Jae-myung took office. For the ruling Democratic Party, the outcome is widely seen as an early referendum on governing momentum. But… Read more






