South Korea ?? is preparing to put traditional stocks, bonds and funds onchain starting in February 2027. The 3-stage plan: • Start with private funds, bonds, unlisted stocks and fractional securities • Expands tokenization to publicly offered securities • Move to stablecoin-based near-instant settlement Existing brokers won’t need new licenses, and Koscom has already signed 12 securities firms onto its tokenization platform. Korea still needs to finalize its stablecoin framework. 04-SEP-2026 05:38 AM ET