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Seoul Digital Money Summit 2025 - KBW Side Event Recap

Sep 23, 2025

Author: Team SOOHO.IO

Seoul Digital Money Summit 2025

On Monday, September 22, as the first day of 2025 Korea Blockchain Week
SOOHO.IO held the 'Seoul Digital Money Summit 2025' as a side event.

This event was held in collaboration with Chainlink and LFDT (Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust),
where we had in-depth discussions on digital assets and future financial infrastructure with key leaders in the blockchain industry.


Blockchain Industry Leaders' Sessions & Panels

This summit featured global leaders in the blockchain industry sharing various topics and insights.

Along with co-hosts Chainlink and LFDT,
Ethereum Foundation, Hashkey, GKL, KOMSCO and other prestigious organizations participated.


Session 1

  • Jisu Park - SOOHO.IO

Introduced Project Namsan — a global initiative to pioneer the Korean won stablecoin ecosystem — along with AuroraPay, a live pilot project currently underway within this initiative.


Session 2

  • Daniela Barbosa - LFDT

Explained how LFDT leads innovation in the digital asset and CBDC market.


Session 3

  • Matthew Newton - Galaxy Digital

  • Moderator: Jisu Park - SOOHO.IO

Shared trends and the current state of the global stablecoin industry.


Session 4

  • Niki Ariyasinghe - Chainlink

Presented integration solutions for traditional finance and Web3 through digital currency infrastructure security.


Panel 1

  • Panelists: 

    Matt Lee - GKL

    Kyuho Oh - Komsco

  • Moderator: Jisu Park - SOOHO.IO

Discussed practical cases and applications of digital payment systems in the tourism market.


Panel 2

  • Panelists: 

    Niki Ariyasinghe - Chainlink

    Andy Lee - Hashkey

  • Moderator: Julian Gordon - LFDT

Discussed a new era led by Purpose-Built Chain.


Final Chat

  • Conversation Partners: 

    Daniela Barbosa - LFDT

    Tomasz Stanczak - Ethereum Foundation

Engaged in in-depth conversations about the current state and future directions of the blockchain ecosystem.


Thank You Notes

We sincerely thank the approximately 80 guests who joined the Seoul Digital Money Summit 2025.
We also appreciate the Chainlink and LFDT teams for their robust support as co-hosts,
and the representatives from Ethereum Foundation, Hashkey, GKL, KOMSCO for sharing valuable insights during the sessions and panels.

SOOHO.IO will continue to move forward for a bright future of the blockchain ecosystem.


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SOOHO.IO is making blockchain technology easy and practical in daily life through the meeting of Web3 and existing payments. If you are curious about our mission, which plays a bridging role between cryptocurrency and existing commerce, please check more details at sooho.io.


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