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Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users
The Bank of Korea expanded its CBDC pilot program, Project Hangang, with Phase 1 opening 81,000 wallets where 42% used the CBDC. Phase 2 involves a larger scale and the use of real government money.
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