Governor of the Bank of Korea: “The market of cryptocurrencies can “catch up” Stock market " – Bits Media

The manager of the bank Korea Lee Ju Yol said, that in the future, the digital assets market can develop to the scale of the stock market due to the growing interest of investors in cryptocurrencies.

According to local media reports, Li (Lee Ju-yeol) reported the need to improve economic conditions and correction of credit and money policy. According to him, This may require an increase in interest rate.

The application was made after the appearance of information about, that the US Federal Reserve (FRS) can increase the interest rate to combat inflation. Many consider bitcoin a hedging asset, which will "save" their accumulation, And supporters of the first cryptocurrency are sure, that it can be a full -fledged replacement for gold. Ju Yelb admitted, that cryptocurrencies have really become popular investment tools:

“I can't say yet, that digital assets are better than gold, But if the global cash flow continues to move towards NFT and cryptocurrencies, There is a probability, that this industry will grow to the scale of the stock market ", He said.

The head of the consulting center NH All100 Kim Hi Zhon (Kim Hee-Jeong) noted, that cryptocurrencies are not included in the investment portfolios of customers due to high volatility, And local banks are afraid to work with them due to the hard position of the government. Nonetheless, The number of customers, wishing to invest in crypto assets, Significantly increased. According to Hi Zhon, Now not only people aged are interested in investments in virtual assets 20-30 years old, but also elderly people.

HANA Financial Investment investment company Jae Song Lee (Jae-sun Lee) considers, that thanks to the growing interest of organizations and large companies to the cryptocurrency market, Over the past year, this industry has turned into a full -fledged structure for institutional. And the chairman of Mirae Asset Securities Choi Hung Man (Choi Hyun-man) said, that the appearance of cryptocurrencies, blockchain, Metavselnaya and NFT created new markets, on which new enterprises can work.

At the same time, the Government of South Korea tightens the rules regarding cryptocurrencies. Since this year, citizens of the country must pay tax for donated and inherited cryptocurrencies, and in November the financial service commission (FSC) South Korea proposed taxing income from collecting tokens.