South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulator Found Dead at Home

[kreslik.news]

A South Korean civil servant involved in the regulation of cryptocurrency has died, apparently of a heart attack, according to Yonhap News.

Jung Ki-joon, 52 years old, passed away in his sleep at home. An official cause of death has not yet been announced.

Ki-joon had been in charge of economic policy at the Office for Government Policy Coordination. One of his tasks, according to Yonhap, was coordinating the opinions of various South Korean government agencies in preparation for weekly meetings between the vice ministers of those agencies. The ongoing meetings concern the regulation of cryptocurrency. They began in November and are ... (read more)