Crypto

Coinone hires Kim Cheon-seok as chief operating officer

Coinone said on Sunday it has hired Kim Cheon-seok, formerly a vice president at Euisikju Company, as its new chief operating officer. Kim is a Seoul National University economics graduate and has worked at SK Telecom, SK Planet, Google and Criteo. Since 2021, he served as COO and CBO at Euisikju Company, which operates the non-face-to-face mobile laundry service Lundrigo. Coinone said Kim will oversee operations across the company.

Industry

DS Danseok signs deal with U.S. Nano Nuclear on micro modular reactors

DS Danseok said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Nasdaq-listed Nano Nuclear Energy to introduce micro modular reactors in South Korea and pursue strategic cooperation. The agreement aims to establish a mutual cooperation system for MMR technology development and commercialisation. The companies will work on business model discovery, technical reviews, licensing cooperation and supply-chain links. DS Danseok said it will execute the project under a “One factory One MMR” strategy.