South Korea’s Shinhan Asset Administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with tokenization-focused blockchain community Plume to develop a proof of idea for a Korean won-denominated tokenized fund.
The pilot venture will use a Shinhan won-denominated ultra-short-term bond fund as its underlying asset and BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized fund as a benchmark to check the issuance and distribution course of, Shinhan stated on Friday.
The businesses may even take a look at compliance necessities for tokenized funding merchandise, together with whitelist-based switch restrictions, onchain operations, Know-Your-Buyer checks and Anti-Cash Laundering controls.
Shinhan stated the pilot is meant to check the abroad use of won-denominated monetary merchandise in onchain markets which have largely developed round dollar-denominated belongings.
In April, fellow Shinhan Monetary Group affiliate Shinhan Card signed an MOU with the Solana Basis to check stablecoin cost know-how and discover using non-custodial wallets. One other group affiliate, Shinhan Financial institution, accomplished a stablecoin remittance pilot in July 2023.
