South Korea
Every story this desk has filed under South Korea, most recent first.
South Korea Puts Numbers on Its Tokenised Securities Regime Ahead of a 2027 Start
The country's financial regulator has proposed detailed rules covering capital requirements for issuers, licensing for over-the-counter trading and limits on how much retail investors can put in.
A Korean Conglomerate Is Building Its Tokenized Securities Rails on Avalanche
Hanwha is developing a tokenized securities platform on Avalanche ahead of amendments that fold the instruments into South Korea's existing financial framework from February, according to The Block.
South Korea Sets February 2027 for Tokenized Securities, and Puts Onchain Settlement Last
Financial regulators published a three-stage plan to move capital markets onto distributed ledgers, beginning with unlisted instruments and ending with stablecoin settlement onchain.
Visa Signs Korea's Largest Exchange Operator for Stablecoin Payments
Visa and Dunamu, the company behind Upbit, will work together on stablecoin payments, remittances and AI commerce. Open Standard's proposed OUSD is among the projects under review.
Korea's Mirae Asset Points a $109bn Balance Sheet at Tokenization
Founder Park Hyeon-joo set out plans for Digital X, the exchange formerly known as Korbit, covering stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets and security token offerings, according to Korean press reports.