South Korea's second-largest bank’s $100 million foreign-currency bond blockchain issuance shortened settlement time to the same day from three to five business days.
- Hana Bank issued a $100 million digital bond through Euroclear’s blockchain platform, marking the first direct use of the international depository’s distributed-ledger infrastructure by a Korean financial institution.
- The transaction settled on the issuance date, or T+0, compared with the three to five business days typically required under conventional systems.
- The issuance demonstrates how Korean banks can use established global blockchain infrastructure as South Korea prepares to introduce a comprehensive tokenized-securities framework in February 2027.
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The Definitive Stablecoin Landscape Series: Asia Pacific
As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.
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As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.
The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking
Payments firm OpenPayd targets year-end Nasdaq listing to fund U.S. expansion and acquisitions
Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September, but applications fall
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