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Optimism and Toss Partner to Launch KRW-Backed Stablecoin Pilot in South Korea
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Fusion42 · 12 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Optimism and Toss are piloting a KRW-backed stablecoin on OP Stack infrastructure with privacy-preserving transaction technology, targeting Toss's 30 million users and positioning compliant blockchain infrastructure for regulated financial institutions in South Korea.
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If you're building privacy tech, payment rails, or compliance tooling for Asia-Pacific fintech, you now have proof that regulated institutions will adopt onchain systems at scale - and Toss just showed the customer acquisition path. The blueprint for national-scale stablecoins is being written this quarter, and the winners will be whoever Optimism and Toss need to buy from.
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