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South Korean cryptocurrency regulator reportedly found dead in home
A 52-year-old South Korean official who helped spearhead that country’s regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrencies was found dead in his home on Sunday, according to local media and the Wall Street Journal. Jung Ki-joon led economic policy at the Office for Government Policy Coordination. He helped coordinate efforts to create legislation aimed at suppressing cryptocurrency speculation and illicit activity, including in No. 1 cryptocurrency bitcoin BTCUSD, +3.42% , a government spokesman told the Journal. Semiofficial state news agency Yonhap reported that Jung was presumed to have suffered a heart attack and police ... (full story)