South Korea to invite 100K citizens to test CBDC in 2024
Participants will be restricted to using the CBDC only for payment, without an option to store, exchange or send it to other users.
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Participants will be restricted to using the CBDC only for payment, without an option to store, exchange or send it to other users.
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