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consulting Korean businesses

You have probably heard a lot about stablecoins. Often described as a future payment method, stablecoins have characteristics that distinguish them from ordinary cryptocurrencies. Like other crypto assets, they are stored in wallets. But the biggest difference is that their value is designed to be m

Using Telegram Bots to Escape the Limits of Web PagesTelegram notifies you through a new chat whenever someone saved in your contacts joins the app. Recently, I started noticing these notifications more often than before. It made me feel like the number of Telegram users had suddenly increased.So I

When Ideas That Once Stayed as Inspiration Become RealityOne anime that became especially famous in Korea for its animation quality is Demon Slayer.Before Demon Slayer became a mainstream hit, clips of Tanjiro’s “Water Breathing” scenes were already circulating across various online communities. I w

Navigating crypto trading regulations in South KoreaThis week, I received an unexpected message on LinkedIn. A recruiter reached out about a position at a crypto company, asking if I’d be interested in applying. Given that I’m currently working on a crypto-related project, it made sense that I’d sho

Why Compare Central Park and Hangang Park?If you are Korean, you probably enjoy comparing things, and it is instictive for Korean.So when I decided to compare urban parks, I naturally thought:Why not compare with the most famous park in the world — Central Park?In this article, I analyze bike usage

The Impossible Digital Detox in Seoul’s Most Connected Park1. LinkedIn and FacebookIf you work in an office, chances are you’re on LinkedIn.I’m one of those office workers, and I use LinkedIn pretty often myself. But recently, a single comment I saw on Reddit has been stuck in my head:“LinkedIn is l

How subway data proves the dual nature of Yeouido — a place of extreme pressure and extreme leisure.1. A Reddit Scream“My friend works in the Yeouido financial district and wants to get the hell out of there after 7PM.”That was one of the top comments under a small dataset I dropped on Reddit.The fu

Patterns of the Han River — Episode 21. The Popular Myth of “You Take It” — Yeouido’s First FaceFor a long time, the name Yeouido has carried a curious story passed down among locals. Those three syllables were, for much of its history, associated not with value, but with uselessness.In Chinese char

Using Telegram Bots to Escape the Limits of Web PagesTelegram notifies you through a new chat whenever someone saved in your contacts joins the app. Recently, I started noticing these notifications more often than before. It made me feel like the number of Telegram users had suddenly increased.So I

Using Telegram Bots to Escape the Limits of Web PagesTelegram notifies you through a new chat whenever someone saved in your contacts joins the app. Recently, I started noticing these notifications more often than before. It made me feel like the number of Telegram users had suddenly increased.So I