Two more South Korean banks are looking at crypto custody options.
Listen to article South Korea's Woori and Shinhan banks have just announced their intention to introduce "Crypto-asset services".
That means that four of the country's top five banks, holding a combined value of more than $1.2 trillion in assets, are now poised to introduce crypto services.
Each of the banks aims to hold and manage cryptocurrencies for clients.
Shinhan bank previously announced plans for crypto storage in 2017, but these plans were thwarted by the government in January 2018.The NH Nonghyup Bank and Kookmin Bank have already coordinated blockchain teams to implement crypto custodial features, with Nonghyup the most advanced and hoping to launch services for "Institutional investors" in the coming months.
Too little, too late?Blockchain experts in the country have voiced concerns that these steps are "Too little, too late" citing American institutions that are well ahead of South Korea's banking sector.
"Other countries are moving very quickly in this regard. But there is still no legal system in place in South Korea, so progress is slower than expected."
Without "Institutional support", he suggested that this push for crypto custody might not eventuate into widespread integration.
Korea loves cryptoAlthough the finance sector has been criticized for its slow uptake on blockchain technology, other industries have been faster to integrate it into their solutions.
One of South Korea's biggest banks KEB Hana Bank has partnered with the Korea Expressway Corporation to implement a blockchain-based toll system for the country's highways.
Four of the Top Five South Korean Banks to Offer Crypto Services
pubblicato su Aug 14, 2020
by Cointele | pubblicato su Coinage
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