Opinion: South Korea Has Yet to Truly Embrace Stablecoins, Must First Answer Why They Are Worth Using

Odaily Planet Daily News: Yoon Seung-sik, head of Tiger Research, stated that the South Korean won stablecoin market currently has no real position. It is not a lack of potential, but rather that South Korea has yet to undergo sufficient market practices and discussions. Unlike the United States, which has experienced years of trial and error, regulation, and market evolution in the stablecoin space, relevant discussions in South Korea are just beginning. South Korea's financial infrastructure is already very complete, and the real challenge lies in answering "why consumers need to use won stablecoins."

Yoon Seung-sik believes that the core keywords for the digital asset industry in the first half of this year are stablecoins, tokenization, and RWA. Although AI Agents and DeFi have long-term potential, they are still far from large-scale implementation. In contrast, stablecoins and tokenization have accumulated a large number of global practical cases and are driving more institutions to accelerate their entry into the market. It is expected that in the second half of the year, the digital asset market will still focus on regulatory progress, the practical results of stablecoins and RWA, as well as new retail market narratives. (Etoday)