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South Korean central bank charts out future course of payment systems, CBDC

The South Korean central bank (BOK) has published its 2022 Payment and Settlement Systems Report. Oversight of the systems was carried out successfully, the report said, and it is getting ready for a future with central bank digital currency (CBDC) and is discussing stablecoin regulation broadly.The BOK-Wire+ fast payment system

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South Korean Shinhan Bank completes stablecoin remittance pilot with Asian partners

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank has completed its second proof-of-concept using stablecoins for international remittances. Siam Commercial Bank’s SCB TechX unit and an unnamed Taiwanese financial institution also participated in the project.The project carried out real-time settlement and foreign exchange integration with the banks’ national currencies on the Hedera network. The

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South Korea to ask firms to disclose crypto holdings from 2024

The South Korean government is continuing to develop tighter regulations targeting the cryptocurrency industry with the introduction of new asset disclosure rules.On July 11, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced a new bill that will require all firms that issue or hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) to disclose their

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From Thailand to South Africa, regulators tighten their grip on crypto: Law Decoded, July 3–10

Last week saw more rules and regulations emerge regarding digital assets. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission issued new rules requiring digital asset service providers to warn customers of risks associated with cryptocurrency trading. The warning message must be clearly visible, and before customers can use the service, the business operator

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