Cryptocurrency Was Their Way Out of South Korea’s Lowest Rungs

Mr. Kim, who is 27 and lives with his parents, once made so much money trading cryptocurrencies that he was spending $1,000 a month on whatever he wanted. A generation of young South Koreans like Mr. Kim, looking for a way out of their dead-end prospects, has helped turn the country into a capital of the wild world of cryptocurrencies. Still, many young South Koreans continue to see digital money as a way to break out.

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