Naver and Upbit Parent Company Dunamu to Invest 1 Trillion Yen in AI and Blockchain Integration

On the 27th, South Korean IT giant Naver and cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, operated by Dunamu, revealed plans to invest 10 trillion won (approximately 1 trillion yen) over the next five years to develop a next-generation financial infrastructure that integrates AI and blockchain. This was reported by multiple local media outlets. At a joint press conference held in Seoul on the same day, executives from Naver, Naver Financial, and Dunamu were present. Dunamu's President Song Chi-hyung stated that the initiative aims to create a new global framework that encompasses not just payment and payment systems, but the entire financial sector.