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The Bank of Korea (BOK) has created a new virtual asset division under its Financial Payment Systems Bureau.

South Korea’s Central Bank has announced it will reorganize its structure to include a “cryptoassets department” as a wave of public sector stablec...

South Korea’s economy grew 0.6% in Q2 2025, avoiding a technical recession.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Chang-yong has expressed concern about the issuance of won-denominated stablecoins by non-bank entities.  He s...

Local reports indicate that South Korea’s central bank has suspended its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program, pivoting the nation’s ...

About every 1 in 4 people in South Korea, aged 20-50, working predominantly white-collar jobs, own cryptocurrency.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has suspended its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project, with all involved entities already informed of the new deve...

High costs and political winds stall the digital won, while major lenders bet on regulated stablecoins for the future of payments.

South Korea’s central bank paused its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project after President Lee Jae Myung’s endorsement of private stablecoi...

South Korea has paused its CBDC pilot’s next phase as stablecoins gain fresh political and market momentum. The post South Korea Puts Brakes on CBD...