BOK & FSC Official Soft Launch Phase 2 CBDC (Han River Project): Ready for Commercial Pilot Testing in September 2026! 🚀
The Bank of Korea (BOK) together with the FSC is moving quickly to the next stage toward mass adoption of digital currency. Here are the important technical and structural points that must be monitored:
⚡ Infrastructure Upgrade & Network Scale
Core Banking Connectivity: The blockchain infrastructure is now directly integrated with the main account processing system (core banking) of banks.
Validator Node Expansion: The number of participating banks increases from 7 to 9 banks (Gyeongnam Bank & iM Bank have officially joined).
Wallet Scalability: Network capacity grows from 100k to 500k digital wallets.
Greater Liquidity: The wallet balance limit increases 10-fold from 1 million KRW to 10 million KRW (total accumulated ceiling up to 100 million KRW).
🔧 New Functionality & Smart Contracts
P2P Transfers & Automation: Phase 2 introduces features for user-to-user transfers and automatic payment execution based on smart contracts.
Tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA): This ecosystem is designed to align with the Republic of Korea Ministry of Finance’s plan to tokenize government bonds in 2027 using wholesale CBDC.
Market Takeaway: This step by South Korea reinforces the global trend that hybrid architecture (wholesale CBDC + deposit tokens) is becoming the new standard for the future financial system. This is a major validation step for blockchain technology’s utility in the real economy.
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