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Korea was a blast. Definitely felt way bigger than last year.
One of the more interesting convos I had was with @0xProfessorJo, one of the biggest voices in Korean retail. He pointed out how ridiculously ABSURD it is that so many projects are burning through cash on these โKOL marketing agenciesโ in Seoul, basically paying them to spam announcements into TG groups.
When those groups are mostly younger folks with shallow pockets, representing only a very small percentage of overall volume on Upbit.
Specifically:
- About 6M KYC users in Korean CEXs, yet Telegram captures less than 1% of them.
- The real active users on TG are fewer than 30k (based on the Upbit announcement channel, which is the most important group if theyโre active)
- Around 3,400 people hold more than $1M worth of tokens, but 70% are over 40 years old (only about 120 are in their 20s)
- Older traders have more influence than any other age group
If true, this means that the real opportunity is outside of TG, specifically YouTube and the Korean press.
Thatโs where you reach the 45โ65 crowd, the core of Upbitโs volume. Older retail with gambling tendencies and actual discretionary spend. Thatโs whoโs really driving the market in Korea, not kids lurking in Telegram chats.
Just thought it was pleasantly ironic as my DMs are flooded with founders asking for connects to KOL marketing agencies that can work the Korean Telegram tunnels.
Anyways, see you all in SG ๐จ๐ณ
Kaia Weekly Roundup ๐ข (04 Aug - 10 Aug)
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Welcome to the latest edition of Kaia's weekly roundup, where we bring you the most exciting developments from our ecosystem ๐งต๐
Ecosystem Highlights ๐
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โ Pre-Registration Opens for Korea Stablecoin Hackathon
Build DeFi tools with KRW stablecoin or launch Kaia-native USDT projects backed by Tether APAC, KakaoPay, LINE NEXT, and Ratel.
๐ https://t.co/oCvRA4AcUP
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โ StarAI ร Kaia: AI Meets Ownership
10M creators. AI video generation. Web3 incentives. StarAIโs โCreate-to-Mineโ model lets you mint AI agents as NFTs while earning tokens.
๐ https://t.co/f3NN3m8urW
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โ Consensus Liquidity Launches KAIA-BORA Pool
Instant swaps between KAIA and BORA are now live on CL DEX via Swapscanner.
๐ https://t.co/42fkdmvUmL
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โ Tourists Can Now Withdraw USDT in Korea
Convert USDโฎ to cash or prepaid transit cards at DaWinKS ATMs in major tourist spots with passport + facial recognition checks for secure, instant access.
๐ https://t.co/4DiIZgA5HX
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โ KaiaScan Adds Full Korean Support
Switch between English and ํ๊ตญ์ด while exploring blocks, transactions, and contracts. Plus, EIP-7702 authorization tracking is now live on the mainnet.
๐ https://t.co/WItA3ji2HH
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โ Nodit Hackathon Cheatsheet
Power-up your hackathon builds with @NoditPlatformโs dev shortcuts for the Korea Stablecoin Hackathon.
๐ https://t.co/D61mv1Z2t2
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โ Kaia Wave Stablecoin Summer Hackathon Is Live
$170K in prizes, up to $1M in VC investment, and co-hosted with Tether & LINE NEXT. Build Mini Dapps for 194M+ LINE users.
๐ https://t.co/SFsijtrBHO
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โ USDโฎ on Kaia Now Available via https://t.co/ESS9laeldu
Seamless transactions for millions of users through one of Southeast Asiaโs leading crypto apps.
๐ https://t.co/diPeLpAqGg
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โ Kaia OFT Deployer for ERC20s
Bridge your ERC20 tokens to Kaia in minutes, no code, no SDKs, no CLI. Just deploy, test, and go.
๐ https://t.co/PBAH7rTfTR
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โ Clusters Naming Service Goes Live
A multichain, human-readable naming system for devs to organize wallets, manage identities, and debug infra.
๐ https://t.co/qiRpLzb7aI
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โ Early Shoutout to Hackathon Partners
Huge thanks to Kaiascan, Orakl Network, Nodit, Decipher, Blockchain@YU, Orakle KAIST, and Ewhachain for supporting the Korea Stablecoin Hackathon.
๐ https://t.co/JHjRqlI9xk
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From on-the-ground adoption to global dev tools, Kaia keeps building for millions. Letโs keep the momentum ๐