Welcome!

The Center for Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Research (CCBR) is a crypto-blockchain research center established within POSTECH. CCBR leads Korea’s cryptocurrency research and seeks to build a venture ecosystem with faculty, students, and alumni companies. The center actively conducts research and development related to cryptocurrency, furthermore provides on-campus lectures, Moocs, and also holds blockchain seminars and conferences.

Mission

Fostering Experts

Joint research with participating professors/students/businesses and fostering experts

Education

Online / Offline crypto and blockchain education for the public.

R & D

Korea cryptocurrency system policy proposal and research & development.

Crypto Finance

Providing the method of utilizing the company’s Crypto Finance and developing related technologies.

Venture Ecosystem

Building a Crypto Blockchain Venture Ecosystem.

Technology Advisory

Advising technology on blockchain and cryptocurrency

People

Co-Director

James Won-Ki Hong

Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, POSTECH
Director, Center for Innovative Education (ICE), POSTECH
Director, Distributed Processing and Network Management (DPNM) Lab, POSTECH

Blockchain/Cryptocurrency technology and Education

Co-Director

Jongsoo Woo

Professor, Graduate School of Information Technology, POSTECH
Former Chairman, POSCO Education Foundation
Former President, Research Institue of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST)
Former Director, POSLAB, POSCO

Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Crypto Finance, Money

Vice-Director

Min Jang

Adjunct Professor, Research and Business Development Foundation, POSTECH
Founder & CEO, New Promise Lab

AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Chaehyeon Lee

Ph.D Candidate

Changhoon Kang

Ph.D Candidate

Wonseok Choi

Ph.D Candidate

Jeongheon Kim

Ph.D Candidate

More participating professors and students here.

Research

The center’s research mission is focused on technical aspects of cryptocurrencies and blockchains. We work on research topics that support the thriving ecosystem of projects.

Research topics/projects/results are described here.

Support Our Research

CCBR is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge research in blockchain and cryptocurrency. Your support helps us drive innovation, make groundbreaking discoveries, and contribute to a better future.

We welcome donations in cryptocurrency to ensure our work continues to thrive. Every contribution, big or small, makes a meaningful impact.

Cryptocurrency Donations: