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Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users

Decrypt·July 20, 2026·1 min read
Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users

The Bank of Korea scaled up its CBDC pilot Project Hangang to half a million users. Phase 1 opened 81,000 wallets with 42% using the CBDC. Phase 2 is larger and moves real government money, advancing the central bank's digital currency testing.

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