Overview
- Woori Bank became the first South Korean commercial bank to display a real-time Bitcoin quote inside its main dealing room in Seoul.
- The Bitcoin feed sits alongside won–dollar exchange rates and stock indicators used by desks trading foreign exchange, bonds, and derivatives.
- A Woori official said the bank now treats Bitcoin as a key indicator for reading overall market sentiment and monitoring trends.
- Woori has not announced a partnership with a crypto exchange, though CEO Jung Jin-wan previously noted growing links between payments and digital assets.
- Hana Financial Group partnered with Dunamu to integrate blockchain tools, while authorities prepare lower travel-rule thresholds, pre-emptive account freezes, and a bank-led won stablecoin framework targeted for submission in the first half of 2026.