South Korea pushes digital asset framework law, accelerating regulation of KRW-backed stablecoins and Bitcoin ETFs
The "2026 Second Half Economic Growth Strategy" plan announced by the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance aims to enact the Digital Asset Framework Act within this year, which is intended to accelerate the institutionalization process of stablecoins pegged to the Korean won and Bitcoin spot ETFs through this act, while also exploring innovative areas such as government bond tokenization, carbon market applications, and national asset frameworks.