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By Julie Binoche
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What Toss Bank's 15 Million Customers Might Actually Feel. Jin-hyun Park, head of strategy at Toss Bank, was pretty direct about the intent: the goal is to…
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The IPO Angle Nobody's Ignoring. Toss Bank's parent, Viva Republica, is heading toward a US IPO with an anticipated valuation…
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What's Still Murky. Regulatory approvals remain pending. The proof of concept hasn't delivered results yet.
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Toss Bank just signed a deal with the Solana Foundation. And it's not a small one.
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The South Korean internet-only bank struck a Memorandum of Understanding with the Solana Foundation to build a blockchain-based remittance and settlement system, making it the…
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The MOU covers four areas. First, developing a proof of concept for remittance and settlement infrastructure. Second, joint research on blockchain payment models.
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Jin-hyun Park, head of strategy at Toss Bank, was pretty direct about the intent: the goal is to improve existing financial services, not pivot toward speculative crypto.
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The proof of concept is where the rubber meets the road. It won't be enough to sign a document and call it a blockchain company.
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Solana's footprint in Korea isn't brand new, either. The foundation already struck an agreement with Wavebridge around a KRW-pegged stablecoin built for institutional use,…
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Toss Bank's parent, Viva Republica, is heading toward a US IPO with an anticipated valuation exceeding $10 billion. That context changes how you read this deal.
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Related: Solana Social Activity Falls 20.7% While TVL Holds Firm
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A blockchain remittance partnership with a credible Layer 1 network, wrapped in AML/KYC compliance and regulated stablecoin rails, is exactly the kind of story that plays well…
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Timing isn't accidental. South Korea is set to enforce new foreign exchange controls on crypto transfers.
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Still, the IPO is coming. Investors will scrutinize the proof of concept results closely. A failed or delayed implementation would hurt the narrative at exactly the wrong moment.
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Regulatory approvals remain pending. The proof of concept hasn't delivered results yet. It's unclear how quickly the stablecoin exploration piece moves, or which overseas…
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