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Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users

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2 outlets - including Decrypt and Defi-planet - are covering this story. Phase 1 of Project Hangang opened 81,000 wallets with 42% of them using the CBDC. Phase 2 is bigger, and this time it moves real government money.

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Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users
Decrypt Ethereum Jul 20, 21:12 UTC

Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users

Phase 1 of Project Hangang opened 81,000 wallets with 42% of them using the CBDC. Phase 2 is bigger, and this time it moves real government money.

Bank of Korea Advances CBDC Pilot Toward Commercial Use
DeFi Planet Jul 20, 15:57 UTC

Bank of Korea Advances CBDC Pilot Toward Commercial Use

The Bank of Korea is preparing to launch the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot, bringing deposit tokens closer to commercial use while lawmakers continue debating a won-backed stablecoin. According to the centra…