Regulation· ★★★· bullish·

South Korea's brokers race to form tokenized securities alliances ahead of 2027 regime

  • —The tokenized securities law takes effect Feb. 4, 2027, with public consultation on subordinate rules running until Nov. 11
  • —Korea Investment & Securities signed an MOU with Kakao, KakaoBank and KakaoPay covering issuance and distribution of digital assets
  • —KB Securities partnered with Securitize and Optimism Foundation to tokenize money market funds and funds
  • —Mirae Asset issued roughly KRW 100 billion of digital bonds in Hong Kong via HSBC's Orion platform
Why it matters: South Korea is building a full tokenized securities framework, opening a major market for blockchain infrastructure and RWA platforms.
Source: Digital Today
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