South Korean millennials are reeling from the Bitcoin bust

For months, Seoul resident Ye-won Oh monitored cryptocurrency markets voraciously, refreshing her phone practically every minute of every day. In early 2017, she invested $40,000 in Ethereum, which has become wildly popular in South Korea. Like many young Koreans living through Korea’s difficult economy, she came to see her investment as “the only way out.”The 20-something has an impressive resume: a senior role at a flourishing startup, a college degree from overseas, and wor