SBI Digital Markets appoints former Bank of Korea official to lead expansion in South Korea

On July 10th, according to official sources, SBI Digital Markets, the cryptocurrency division of Japanese securities and banking giant SBI Holdings, has appointed a former Korean bank official as its chief advisor to expand its business in Korea. The company announced on Wednesday the appointment of Jai Yung Byun, who had held multiple leadership positions at the Bank of Korea and guided the central bank's international policy planning and foreign exchange analysis. Byun also served as the chief representative of the Bank of Korea's Washington, D.C. office.