South Korea BOK Governor Prioritizes Digital Won CBDC in First Policy Speech
South Korea’s new Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song used his April 21 inaugural address to plant a firm stake in the ground: the country’s digital money future runs through central bank digital currency ( CBDC) and b...
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