最早9月启动，韩国央行CBDC试点“韩江计划”第二阶段将开展真实交易测试
2026-07-20 00:32
Odaily Planet Daily News: The second phase of the Bank of Korea's CBDC pilot project, the "Han River Plan," is about to be launched. The Bank of Korea and commercial banks are making final preparations for the second phase of the real transaction testing of deposit tokens. If system development and participant recruitment preparations proceed as planned, actual transactions are expected to begin as early as September.
In the first phase of transaction testing, conducted from April to June last year, 81,000 people participated through an electronic wallet, completing 114,900 transactions using deposit tokens. The first phase focused on examining the deposit token payment system, while the second phase will prioritize exploring commercialization.
Additionally, in its second-half economic growth strategy released on the 15th, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that it will launch a pilot project next year for tokenizing government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea's institutional-grade central bank digital currency (CBDC).
In the first phase of transaction testing, conducted from April to June last year, 81,000 people participated through an electronic wallet, completing 114,900 transactions using deposit tokens. The first phase focused on examining the deposit token payment system, while the second phase will prioritize exploring commercialization.
Additionally, in its second-half economic growth strategy released on the 15th, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that it will launch a pilot project next year for tokenizing government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea's institutional-grade central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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