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Tiger Research: Korea's tokenization and stablecoin market to reach 360 trillion won by 2030

  • —Tokenized assets seen at 315 trillion won, stablecoins at 45 trillion won by 2030
  • —Combined 360 trillion won, or about $253 billion at 1,422 won per dollar
  • —Verified accounts at 11.18 million in 2026, capped near 13.2 million by 2030
  • —Financial firms have invested 2.35 trillion won in tokenization infrastructure
Why it matters: Korea is pivoting from retail trading toward institutional tokenization, with its tokenized securities law expected to take effect in 2027.
Source: TokenPost
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