The new president of Korea, Lee Jae-Myung, has appointed the CEO of Hashed Research, Kim Yong-Beom, chief policy officer of the presidential office of Korea.
A very sad day on @hashed_official. The new president has just stolen the CEO of our proud think tank, Hashed Open Research.
He is now the main presidential secretary for policy –
A position at ministerial level, and perhaps the most crypto-native and web3-friendly officer in Korean … pic.twitter.com/VS2oucjgra– Simon Kim (@simonkim_nft) 6 June 2025
Before he led Hashed Research, Crypto Fund Hashed’s Think Tank, Kim was the vice-minister of Economy and Finance during the Moon Jae-In Administration.
In an earlier interview with Coindesk, Simon Kim, Hashed CEO, stated that the Lee administration will be crypto-friendly and that local supervisors keep a close eye on developments in the US with the aim of pursuing them.
One of the first policy initiatives that Kim Yong-Beom may work on is a won Stablecoin, which was identified by the newly elected President Lee as a priority to “prevent national wealth from leaking abroad”.