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South Korea budget office estimates stablecoin savings at $3.8B annually
South Korea's budget office published analysis showing stablecoin adoption could save merchants up to $3.8 billion per year, but warned that widespread stablecoin use could reduce banks' roles as credit intermediaries and risk destabilizing token pegs during mass redemptions.
Why it matters for the crypto market
Government fiscal analysis of stablecoin economics signals official consideration of how crypto-native payment rails could reshape financial intermediation and banking sector economics in a major Asian economy.
Source: coindesk.com
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