[Photo] Lee Jae-myung, 'Capturing the Coin Vote'

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is demonstrating the issuance of 'Lee Jae-myung's Small but Certain Happiness Pledge No. 1' as an NFT ahead of the on-site meeting with virtual asset exchanges held at Upbit Lounge in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is signing up for the virtual asset platform (Bithumb) ahead of the on-site meeting of the virtual asset exchange held at Upbit Lounge in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is delivering a greeting at the on-site meeting of the virtual asset exchange held on the 19th at Upbit Lounge in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is delivering a greeting at the on-site meeting of virtual asset exchanges held on the 19th at Upbit Lounge in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, attended an on-site meeting with virtual asset exchange operators held at the Upbit Lounge in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 19th.

At the meeting, Lee listened to the representatives of the four major virtual asset exchanges and experts about industry issues and shared his vision for the necessity of virtual assets, enhancing transparency to protect users, and institutionalizing evaluation and certification systems.

Meanwhile, Lee directly signed up for Bithumb at the event and issued his first small but certain happiness pledge as a non-fungible token (NFT).