Crypto-friendly Yoon Suk-yeol wins Sth Korean presidency, ICX surges 60%

Crypto-friendly Yoon Suk-yeol wins Sth Korean presidency, ICX surges 60%

Conservative, crypto-friendly candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has claimed victory in the South Korean presidential election, with the token used to mint his signature as an NFT surging 60%. Conservative South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has officially been elected as South Korea’s next president.The election was one of the closest in South Korean history, according to BBC coverage, which saw Yoon, representing the conservative People Power Party, claim victory over his more politically progressive opponent, Lee Jae-myung, by a margin of less than 1%. Cryptocurrency played a leading....


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