Bank of Korea advances CBDC deposit token pilot to phase 2
The shift from sandbox to live banking integration puts South Korea ahead of the US, which has ruled out a retail CBDC, and signals where tokenized money is heading inside regulated rails.
Stablecoin issuance, market share, depegs, and reserve backing across USDT, USDC, DAI, and other major stablecoins.
The shift from sandbox to live banking integration puts South Korea ahead of the US, which has ruled out a retail CBDC, and signals where tokenized money is heading inside regulated rails.
A £40B issuance ceiling per stablecoin replaces per-holder limits, and reserve rules loosen, a meaningful concession to issuers before the regime takes hold at the end of 2026.
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