KRWQ and IQ partnered with EwhaChain for their first-ever introductory stablecoin seminar at Ewha Womans University, bringing on-chain finance education to the next generation of Korean professionals.
On May 26, 2025, KRWQ and IQ held their first official educational seminar alongside EwhaChain, the blockchain student organization at Ewha Womans University, and it was anything but a small gathering.
Four speakers took the stage across stablecoin infrastructure, KRW digital finance, and blockchain validation, walking students through what stablecoins actually are and why Korea's expanding role in on-chain finance should matter to them, not as an abstract trend, but personally.
The room was full. The questions were good. And honestly, the energy was exactly what we'd hoped for.
The session
EwhaChain kicked things off with an introduction to stablecoins: what they are, why they exist, and the different kinds you'll find in the market today. From there, the four speakers took it further. They covered the USD stablecoins that are already shaping global markets, what a KRW stablecoin could mean specifically for Korea, and how these assets actually enter a market in the first place.
It's a lot of ground to cover in one sitting. But the audience kept up.
Speakers
Inkyung Yoo - EwhaChain
Inkyung represented the host organisation and gave context on what EwhaChain is actually trying to do - bridge blockchain education and the next generation of Korean professionals, and make the case for why building this literacy on campus matters now rather than later. She also introduced the concept of what a Stablecoin is on a level everyone could understand and follow, laying the foundation for the keynotes that followed.
Andy Cho - Frax, IQ & KRWQ
Andy continued with a look at the USD stablecoin landscape as it stands today. He walked through the major players - USDT, USDC, and FraxUSD - and spent real time on FraxUSD specifically: how it works, what makes it different, and why that distinction matters. He didn't keep it abstract either. He brought in real examples of how USD stablecoins are being used right now, in remittances, in payments, in contexts students are likely to encounter sooner than they might expect.
Nelly - KRWQ
Nelly brought it home to Korea. She explained why the Korean won is increasingly part of the global stablecoin conversation and what a KRW-pegged stablecoin like KRWQ could mean for payments, remittances, and digital commerce going forward. She also spoke directly to what's in it for the students in the room - the on-chain use cases they might already be brushing up against, and the career paths that are opening up around blockchain across business, policy, marketing, compliance, and beyond.
It wasn't a sales pitch. It was a genuine look at where things are heading.
Justin Lee - P2P Validator
Justin closed out the programme with a look at the infrastructure layer that makes stablecoins work. Validators, nodes, the on-chain mechanics underneath it all. P2P has been running this infrastructure for over seven years, with more than $13B in staked assets across 190+ institutional clients. So when Justin talked about what it takes to operate at scale, the room was getting that from someone who's actually done it.
Handouts and IQ.wiki
We also handed out printed materials with QR codes linking directly to relevant IQ.wiki pages - stablecoins, DeFi, validators, the KRW stablecoin landscape. It was a small thing, but the feedback was clear: attendees found the IQ.wiki resources genuinely useful. Having something accurate and well-organised to take away meant the learning didn't stop when the seminar did.
That's what IQ.wiki is there for.
What we walked away with
The networking session after the presentations wasn't quiet. Attendees had real questions: about regulation, about career paths, about how stablecoins compare to what they already know from traditional banking, about what Korea's digital asset future actually looks like. That's the kind of engagement that tells you people weren't just sitting there politely.
The gap between everyday people and on-chain finance is still wide. But it's closeable. And that's what KRWQ and IQ.wiki are here to work on.
This was our first educational seminar. It won't be our last.
More to come!
About KRWQ
KRWQ is the world's first Korean won stablecoin. Created by IQ with Frax as the stablecoin infrastructure partner, KRWQ is built to bring Korean won liquidity onchain through transparent, interoperable, and institutional-grade infrastructure.
About IQ.wiki
IQ.wiki is the world's largest blockchain encyclopedia, providing accurate, accessible, and community-verified information on crypto, DeFi, and digital finance. It's part of the IQ ecosystem.
About EwhaChain
EwhaChain is the blockchain student organisation at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, dedicated to building blockchain literacy and connecting students with the broader Web3 ecosystem.
