South Korea to allow tokenized stocks, bonds and funds under new STO rules
- —Tokenization to cover stocks, bonds and fund units, not just fractional and investment-contract securities
- —Issuer account managers must hold 4 billion won in capital plus account, compliance and IT staff
- —Off-exchange trading authorization extended to debt securities alongside unlisted shares
- —Retail investors capped at 100 million won in annual net purchases per venue
Why it matters: South Korea is extending its security-token regime to the entire traditional securities market, widening Asia's tokenized RWA base.
Source: Blockmedia