Bank of Korea Successor Shin Hyun-song Pledges Faster CBDC Push

Shin Hyun-song said Phase 2 of Project Han River will broaden central bank digital currency (digital form of sovereign money) and deposit token use while supporting the Korean won’s role in cross-border digital payments.

Fact Check
CoinDesk's 'Bank of Korea’s new governor signals CBDC and bank token push, skips stablecoins in key address' directly supports the core of the claim that Shin Hyun-song pledged a faster push on CBDC and deposit tokens. The fetched X post 'https://x.com/TheBlockCo/status/2046482433843814740' independently matches that characterization. However, this run did not obtain a Bank of Korea primary statement or speech transcript confirming the narrower details that 'Phase 2 of Project Han River will broaden CBDC and deposit token use' and specifically 'support the Korean won’s role in cross-border digital payments.' Because the broad thrust is corroborated but some exact phrasing remains unverified, the claim is best assessed as likely true rather than fully confirmed.
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Terms & Concepts
  • CBDC: A central bank digital currency is a digital form of a country’s sovereign money issued or backed by the central bank.
  • Deposit token: A tokenized bank deposit is a digital representation of commercial bank money used in programmable or blockchain-based payment systems.
  • Project Han River: A Bank of Korea digital currency initiative focused on testing central bank digital currency and related payment applications.