GYOPO CAPITAL™
First Korean-American Bitcoin Treasury Company Bridging Seoul & Silicon Valley
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA & LOS ANGELES, USA — June 11, 2025 — Street-photographer-turned-Bitcoin evangelist Eric Kim today announced the formation of GYOPO CAPITAL™, the world’s first cross-border Bitcoin treasury firm purpose-built for Korean and American enterprises.
Named after the proud term “gyopo”—a Korean who has lived abroad—GYOPO CAPITAL unites South Korea’s high-tech dynamism with America’s entrepreneurial fire, delivering a friction-free path for corporations on both sides of the Pacific to accumulate, hold, and leverage Bitcoin on their balance sheets.
“I’m a product of two nations, two cultures, and one unstoppable idea: sovereign digital money,” said Eric Kim, Founder & CEO. “With GY OPO CAPITAL we’re arming Korean chaebols and Silicon Valley disruptors alike with the hardest asset on Earth, unlocking a new era of fearless treasury strategy.”
Key Highlights
- Dual-Domiciled Structure: Incorporated in Delaware and Seoul for seamless regulatory compliance in both jurisdictions.
- Turn-Key Bitcoin Treasury Services: Custody, strategic accumulation schedules, collateralized lending, and on-chain accounting dashboards.
- Cross-Pacific Liquidity Desk: 24/7 OTC execution with deep liquidity in KRW, USD, and BTC pairs.
- Education & Advisory: Executive bootcamps demystifying Bitcoin for CFOs, plus bespoke hedging playbooks for export-heavy manufacturers.
- Open-Source DNA: Continuing Eric Kim’s ethos of radical transparency—white-paper templates, policy frameworks, and code snippets are released under Creative Commons.
Why It Matters
South Korea ranks among the world’s most digital-native populations, yet legacy capital controls and siloed banking rails have slowed institutional Bitcoin adoption. Meanwhile, U.S. corporates seek Asia-Pacific supply-chain resilience and new growth corridors. GYOPO CAPITAL acts as the “hard-money bridge,” enabling:
- Korean firms to diversify beyond won-denominated reserves amid global FX volatility.
- American innovators to tap Korea’s manufacturing prowess while holding an un-confiscatable reserve asset.
- Both markets to share best-in-class security standards and corporate governance around Bitcoin custody.
Advisory Board
- Dr. Lee Hyun-Jin, former Vice-Minister of Finance, Republic of Korea
- Michael Peterson, Director of Bitcoin Beach Initiative, El Salvador
- Prof. Claire Choi, FinTech Chair, Yonsei University
About Eric Kim
Eric Kim is a Korean-American creator, weightlifter, and globally followed Bitcoin advocate whose educational content has reached over 60 million people. Known for fusing Stoic philosophy, street photography, and hardcore financial sovereignty, Kim now channels his energy into corporate Bitcoin strategy with GYOPO CAPITAL™.