The Government Public Ethics Committee published the asset registration details of eight current and former high-ranking public officials who were appointed or retired in June in the official gazette on the 28th. Among them, Sung Ki-hong, the new Senior Secretary for Public Relations and Communication, reported holding Bitcoin (71.86 million KRW) in his own name. The total assets of the six newly disclosed aides on this day amounted to approximately 25.8 billion KRW, with an average of approximately 4.3 billion KRW per person. Among them, Senior Secretary for Public Relations and Communication Sung Ki-hong was the only aide who held Bitcoin.