- Solana and Wavebridge have signed an MoU to develop a KRW-pegged stablecoin.
- Wavebridge will handle regulatory coordination, ensuring the stablecoin meets compliance standards.
- South Korea is advancing stablecoin regulation, with BDACS and Tether exploring local adoption and partnerships for stablecoins.
Solana Foundation has entered into a partnership with Korean blockchain firm Wavebridge to create a Korean won (KRW)-pegged stablecoin. The collaboration, standardized through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday, aims to create a compliance-ready, institutional-grade stablecoin system.
Collaboration Aims to Build Institutional-Grade Stablecoin Infrastructure
Wavebridge is a South Korean-based blockchain infrastructure firm that will be instrumental in making sure that the KRW-pegged stablecoin is of regulatory quality. The partnership aims at developing a tokenization engine that oversees the issuance, verification, and compliance processes of the stablecoin. The target, according to the CEO of Wavebridge, Jongwook Oh, is to ensure that the KRW stablecoin is a trusted and reliable institutional product. The joint venture also guarantees that the stablecoin will be completely verified, controlled, and in line with the relevant regulations.
The partners are able to build a stablecoin solution that can be trusted even by the regulated financial institutions by utilizing the Solana blockchain infrastructure. The combination of the regulatory capabilities of Wavebridge and the global ecosystem of Solana should enable the introduction of new applications of stablecoins in fields like remittances, on-chain settlement, and tokenized deposits.
Wavebridge Takes Charge of Regulatory Coordination
Wavebridge will ensure that it coordinates and compiles regulations concerning the project. It will also take care of the onboarding of qualified investors, and so the process would be consistent with the emerging regulations of stablecoins in South Korea. The main objective of the collaboration is to introduce the KRW-pegged stablecoin as an institutional-quality product that can fulfill high standards of both local and international financial organizations.
Besides the stablecoin creation, the partners will also operate pilot programs with large South Korean banks. Such programs will be on-chain settlement, remittances, and tokenized deposits, and thus the stablecoin will be a convenient instrument in financial transactions.
Korean Stablecoin Market Gaining Traction
South Korea has been on a roll in controlling the market of stablecoins recently. The financial regulator in the country will present a law that seeks to establish a regulatory framework of stablecoins that will be pegged to the KRW. The regulatory push is relevant in the global market as stablecoins are gaining popularity.
Earlier this year, CryptoNewsLand reported that the digital asset custodian BDACS launched the KRW1 stablecoin on the Avalanche blockchain . Backed 1:1 by the Korean won held in escrow at Woori Bank, the KRW1 stablecoin is another step toward institutional adoption of KRW-pegged digital assets. Additionally, stablecoin giant Tether is reportedly exploring partnerships with South Korean fintech companies, including neobank Toss.
