Police in South Korea Investigates Death of a Bitcoin Policy Coordinator

February 20, 2018

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As we all know, South Korea’s authorities have lately been very down on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Now, the person who played a key role in coordinating the crackdown has been found dead.
Jung Ki-joon, the head of economic policy at South Korea’s Office for Government Policy Coordination, was found dead at his house on Sunday, with investigators initially suspecting a heart attack as the cause of death.

“He died from some unknown cause. He passed away while he was sleeping and [his] heart [had] already stopped beating when he was found dead,” said a government spokesman to the press.

Jung had clearly been under huge pressure since late last year, when he was put in charge of coordinating the opinions of various ministries on the regulation of cryptocurrencies.
South Korea’s government earlier this month indicated that it had changed its mind about banning cryptocurrency exchanges. Like other countries such as Japan, South Korea is keen to protect citizens from the negative effects of speculation in the volatile markets for bitcoin and other virtual coins.
Police in South Korea are investigating further the cause of death.

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