South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
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South Korea aims to launch a full tokenized securities market by February 2027, after regulators released a phased roadmap shifting traditional capital markets onto distributed‑ledger technology and ending with on‑chain stablecoin settlement. The plan outlines incremental pilot phases, regulatory sandboxes and infrastructure upgrades, signaling a push toward blockchain integration that could attract fintech investment and reshape regional trading dynamics.
Financial regulators unveiled a phased roadmap moving traditional capital markets onto distributed ledgers, concluding with onchain stablecoin settlement.