South Korea halts digital currency project, pausing talks with banks


SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank halted its digital currency testing project, telling participating banks it will temporarily pause discussions related to the initiative.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has temporarily suspended preparations for the second phase of its pilot initiative testing programme for a central bank digital currency which had been scheduled for the fourth quarter, a BOK official told Bloomberg News.

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