South Korea Super-App Toss to Run Won Stablecoin Pilot on OP Stack
Toss, the South Korean fintech app with roughly 30 million registered users, is testing a Korean won stablecoin on Optimism's OP Stack, Optimism said on X Wednesday. The proof of concept also involves Sunnyside Labs, who...
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