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Starbucks Korea Scandal Exposes Corporate Blind Spots as Seoul Accelerates Digital Currency Push

The dismissal of Starbucks Korea's CEO over a commemorative promotion gone wrong lands amid South Korea's broader reckoning with corporate responsibility and its rapid march toward a regulated digital won.

By Monexus Staff Writer·asia·1-minute read·19 May 2026·Live on the wire ↗

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This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

https://x.com/polymarket/status/1921967884289495040
https://x.com/BBCWorld/status/1921920345672290448