Bank of Korea adds two banks to digital won trials as real-world testing begins

Bank of Korea adds two banks to digital won trials as real-world testing begins

The BOK and nine commercial banks will test its digital won in real-world scenarios, including government payments and consumer transactions across the country.

The Bank of Korea and nine commercial lenders began phase two of a digital won pilot, testing bank-issued deposit tokens backed by central bank infrastructure to determine whether the system can supp… [+1906 chars]