2026-04-21 08:52:17 UTC

Bank of Korea governor backs CBDCs, deposit tokens in first address

New Bank of Korea governor Shin Hyun-song supported CBDCs and deposit tokens in his first address, while stablecoins were notably absent from his remarks.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-bank-of-korea-governor-backs-cbdcs-deposit-tokens-first-address

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