Gate News reports that on March 26, the Bank of Korea announced the recruitment of 10 new employees, with some positions requiring at least 5 years of experience in the crypto industry. The earliest candidates are expected to start as digital asset market analysts as early as July this year, responsible for researching the impact of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenized assets on financial stability. The recruitment announcement was released simultaneously with the reactivation of the CBDC project “Han River Project,” which was previously halted last year due to user feedback about inconvenience. The new plan shifts focus toward government and enterprise use cases: the authorities aim to distribute 25% of government subsidies in digital won by 2030 and plan to launch pilot payments in the first half of 2026. The head of the Bank of Korea’s digital currency planning team stated that stablecoins and CBDCs are not in competition but complement each other. This deployment, along with upcoming legislation, will lift the long-standing ban on domestic issuance of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.
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