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South Korea's largest bank to launch cross-border payments on JPMorgan's blockchain
KB Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, will use JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain platform to process US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses across 10 countries. This marks a significant step by a major traditional bank into blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
Why it matters for the crypto market
A top-tier bank adopting a major financial institution's blockchain for real commercial payments signals growing mainstream acceptance of blockchain as core financial infrastructure.
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