![SCI President Park Jong-baek (seventh from left) poses with SCI research fellows and guests at the founding ceremony. [Photo=Seoul Crypto Institute]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/10/28/news-p.v1.20261028.20a78c69d90a4f188e2aeff6a9a9613e_P1.jpg)
The Seoul Crypto Institute (SCI), a private think tank registered as a nonprofit association with the National Assembly Secretariat, officially launched Wednesday with a founding seminar at Centropolis Conference Room in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The organization focuses on research into digital asset regulation and policy proposals.
![SCI President Park Jong-baek, a partner attorney at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, delivers a keynote address at the SCI founding seminar held Wednesday at Centropolis in Jongno-gu, Seoul. [Photo=Seoul Crypto Institute]](https://wimg.heraldcorp.com/news/cms/2026/10/28/news-p.v1.20261028.0c1c037a5cec4d188415e2d61bdfd1a6_P1.jpg)
In a keynote address, SCI President Park Jong-baek proposed building what he called "G3 Korea" — a vision to combine crypto with manufacturing, technology, finance and institutional frameworks to position South Korea as a "third pillar" of the global economy alongside the United States and China. Kim Sang-su, deputy secretary-general of the National Assembly, was among the guests who attended the seminar to mark the institute's launch.
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