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BDACS Launches Won-Backed Stablecoin, After PoC With Woori Bank
18.9.2025
BDACS announced the launch of KRW1, a South Korean won-backed stablecoin, following a proof of concept that validated its technical design. BDACS Targets Payments and Public Disbursements With KRW1 Stablecoin KRW1 is trademarked by BDACS and issued on the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain. The company...
South Korea’s Top Banks Said to Meet Tether, Circle on Stablecoin Partnerships: Report
22.8.2025
In separate meetings, executives from Shinhan, Hana, KB Financial and Woori Bank will explore the role of dollar-pegged and won-pegged stablecoins in the country
Today in Crypto: WeChat & Alipay Enable Foreigners to Pay at Chinese Retailers, ETH 699,816 Paid as Royalties to NFT Projects on Ethereum, Hana Bank & Woori Bank 'Interested in Certificate of Deposit' Tokens
24.7.2023
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Korean regulators investigate banks over $6.5B tied to Kimchi premium
16.8.2022
South Korean financial regulators are looking into the massive amount of foreign remittances of cash that came from crypto exchanges
Woori Bank to Accept Blockchain-based Driving Permits as Form of Authentication
3.2.2022
The South Korean financial giant Woori Bank has become the first commercial bank in the nation to start accepting blockchain-powered driver’s licenses as an official form of authentication....
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‘Big Four’ S Korean Crypto Exchanges Hired 600+ Employees in 2021 – And They’re Not Done Yet
24.12.2021
South Korea’s biggest crypto exchanges appear to be on an expansion drive – and have hired 620 new staff members this year.
Per the media outlet The Fact, the “big four” crypto trading platforms in the nation – Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit and Coinone – have been growing their workforces in 2021....
Woori becomes latest major Korean bank to announce crypto custody services
12.7.2021
An increasing number of leading South Korean banks are establishing joint ventures with minor ownership to enter the crypto custody market while complying with local regulations