Ex-bond star who switched to crypto career is unfazed by layoffs

South Korea’s previously enthusiastic embrace of virtual coins has also cooled. As in other nations, regulators are asking more questions after spectacular blowups. — Reuters

The finance professionals who switched from traditional careers to the cryptocurrency sector are now seeing the latter retrench globally, but South Korea’s highest-profile example of such a job move has no regrets.

Lee Mi-seon, 39, became research head at eight-year-old crypto exchange Bithumb in March after 12 years as a bond strategist at giant conglomerate Hana Financial Group, where she won media accolades for her forecasts.