S. Korea digital currency trial sparks fear, misinformation online
South Korea’s ramped-up testing of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has sparked a torrent of misleading online…
Bank of Korea forms tokenization task force as it eyes tokenized government bond – Ledger Insights
The Bank of Korea (BOK) has created a dedicated asset tokenization unit as part of its Digital Currency…
South Korea Taps Toss Payments to Route CBDC Into Merchant Checkouts Without Replacing Terminals
South Korea has named Toss Payments — the payment-gateway arm of super-app operator Viva Republica — as preferred…
Cross-Border Money in 80 Seconds: BOK Succeeds in Tokenized Payment Trial
Shin Hyun-song, Governor of the Bank of Korea, speaks at a press briefing on the monetary policy direction…
South Korea Expands Digital Payment Pilot to 500,000 Wallets
South Korea expands digital payment pilot to 500,000 wallets. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission approved the second phase…
Korea’s CBDC Pilot Had No Outside Security Audit: Report
Korea’s CBDC trial went ahead after largely internal security checks, with reportedly no evidence of an independent post-test…
South Korea Moves Digital Won Into Real Government Funds as US Blocks CBDC
The Bank of Korea announced Monday that it will begin large-scale live transactional testing of its digital won…
Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September
The Bank of Korea’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) plans are moving forward with nine participating banks. The…
South Korea to Test Tokenized Government Bonds in 2027
South Korea to pilot tokenized bonds in 2027 with CBDC integration. South Korea plans to pilot tokenized government…
Why the US Opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency
Image generated by AI. The digital currency policies of the United States and South Korea are heading in…
Why the US Opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency
Image generated by AI. The digital currency policies of the United States and South Korea are heading in…
Korea’s unified ledger paper is silent on privacy. Central banks should take note – Ledger Insights
In preparation for a talk at the ECB Forum today, the Bank of Korea published a paper on…