Bank of Korea halts CBDC project as support grows for won-pegged stablecoins. Eight major banks now plan a stablecoin launch.

South Korea's central bank paused its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project after President Lee Jae Myung’s ...

The South Korean government’s crypto promises have reportedly derailed the Bank of Korea’s CBDC, as banks partaking in the ...

A recent industry survey found that more than half of South Koreans aged 20 to 59 have experience trading crypto. Moreover, ...

Nigerians used stablecoins like USDt to replace the naira after the 2021 crypto ban. Peer-to-peer trading surged through Telegram, Yellow Card, and informal cash agents.

The GENIUS stablecoin bill could open the floodgates to Big Tech stablecoins, but there’s debate whether they’ll see ...

The Bank of Korea raised concerns on June 25 that stablecoins, which are digital assets designed to maintain a fixed value ...

OpenWay, a global leader in digital payment software, announces its role in enabling the successful launch of Visa Flex Credential at Vietnam's Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) — a regional first in ...

The Indian government is scaling up the Unified Lending Interface as a DPI to deliver inclusive credit, predicted to surpass UPI.