Dunamu CEO Oh Kyungseok: "Cryptocurrency Industry Must Find Concrete Answers"

Opening Address at D-CON 2026

Oh Kyungseok, CEO of Dunamu, said the virtual asset industry is at a pivotal moment where opportunities and challenges intersect, and that industry stakeholders must find concrete answers for themselves.

Dunamu CEO Oh Kyungseok delivers opening remarks at D-CON 2026, held at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 10th. Courtesy of Dunamu.

Oh made the remarks in his opening address at D-CON 2026, held at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of November 10. He described virtual assets as having a “history of proof,” emphasizing that just as blockchain builds trust in its network through “proof,” the virtual asset industry has grown by continually “proving” its potential and value amid challenges and skepticism.

Oh said that a variety of efforts had laid the groundwork for growth in the virtual asset market. He said, “Whenever times were tough, some people quietly wrote code, others built the institutional foundations, and still others made repeated efforts to try different approaches that could gain public acceptance, helping create the industry we have today.” He noted that there have recently been security threats stemming from artificial intelligence (AI), and stressed that the industry must work to strengthen security systems and protect trust in the market.

Oh said the virtual asset industry is at a pivotal moment where new opportunities and challenges intersect. “Major countries have begun to view digital assets as an important element of financial innovation and national competitiveness, and efforts to integrate blockchain technology into the real economy are also gaining momentum,” he said. He added, “Now is the time for us to find concrete answers about what competitive strengths we will develop and what kind of future we will build.”

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