The Seoul Crypto Institute (SCI), a new South Korean policy group, has made digital-finance rules part of a broader effort to connect the country’s manufacturing and trade base with global markets. Its priorities include tokenized assets and Korean-won stablecoins.
SCI is a private think tank registered as a nonprofit association with the National Assembly Secretariat. Its program spans industrial and trade activity, capital markets, and systems that support digital assets.
At its launch Wednesday, SCI described “G3 Korea” as an effort to gain influence in global supply chains and finance. The institute says digital infrastructure should serve businesses connected to both the United States and China. The phrase describes a goal of greater influence; it does not mean South Korea aims to become the world’s third-largest economy.
SCI wants digital assets and tokenized securities considered alongside broader laws, including commercial, foreign-exchange and tax law. Its planned work also includes rules for financial institutions entering digital-asset markets. Institute head Park Jong-baek argues that South Korea’s industrial capacity has not yet brought equivalent influence over how trade finance and capital markets adopt digital systems.
The institute identifies manufacturers and companies involved in international trade as potential beneficiaries of improved digital-finance infrastructure.
Edaily reported that Park said SCI plans to develop policy and legislative proposals, explore pilots with companies, and organize working groups on tokenization in trade and capital markets. SCI has not announced a timetable for a formal proposal or a government decision.
