KakaoBank Starts Development Of ‘Kakao Coin’ Project As Stablecoin Race Inten...

KakaoBank Starts Development Of ‘Kakao Coin’ Project As Stablecoin Race Inten...

KakaoBank, the digital bank under South Korea’s IT giant Kakao, has reportedly started the development phase of its Won-pegged stablecoin project in preparation for the upcoming advances of key crypto-related legislation in the country. Related Reading: Web3 Monetization, AI, and Maye Musk Take Over the Crypto Content Creator Campus 2025 KakaoBank’s Stablecoin Development ‘In Full […]


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