Bank of Korea selects Kakao’s blockchain arm for digital won tests
ConsenSys, a major Ethereum software company, will contribute its technology to South Korean CBDC simulations led by Ground X. The central bank of South Korea has chosen a blockchain subsidiary of local internet giant Kakao as a technology provider for its digital currency pilots.Kakao’s Ground X had won the Bank of Korea’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) tender, becoming the principal technology supplier for blockchain-based digital won simulations, local news agency Korea JoongAng Daily reported Tuesday.The central bank announced that Ground X will participate in the South Korean....
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