Overview
- Woori Bank began showing live Bitcoin prices in its main Seoul dealing room, the first confirmed move of its kind by a South Korean commercial bank.
- The Bitcoin feed appears alongside the won–dollar rate and stock data used by traders handling foreign exchange, bonds, and derivatives.
- A Woori official said Bitcoin is being tracked as a key indicator of broader market sentiment given digital assets’ growing influence.
- Hana Financial Group signed a partnership with Dunamu, operator of Upbit, to apply blockchain tools to services such as overseas remittances and financial data systems.
- Authorities plan to lower travel‑rule thresholds and give the Financial Intelligence Unit pre‑emptive account‑freezing powers, with legislative changes targeted for H1 2026, and a proposal under review would limit won‑stablecoin issuance to majority bank–led consortia.