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The Bank of Korea said it has published its 2025 Payment and Settlement Report, outlining progress on major payment infrastructure projects and future policy plans.
In the release, the central bank said the report also includes reference sections on the recent Bithumb Bitcoin miscredit incident and on the causes and implications of sharp stablecoin price swings.
The broader report covers both completed and upcoming work, including the March 30 expansion of BOK-Wire+ operating hours.
It also highlights the June 2025 first-stage live pilot of Project Hangang.
Looking ahead, the Bank of Korea cited planned next steps that include ISO 20022 adoption in the second quarter of 2026.
The report also references a proposed offshore won settlement system targeted for 2027.
The Bank of Korea’s report places crypto-related payment incidents within a wider review of financial infrastructure, rather than treating them as side issues. The central bank’s approach gives events such as exchange settlement errors and stablecoin volatility a more formal place in Korea’s policy discussion on payment-system risk.

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