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Toss and Optimism will test Korean won stablecoins…

2026-07-09 12:18:27
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为何Toss正在测试基于韩元的稳定币?

韩国移动转账应用Toss的运营商Viva Republica,据称已与区块链公司Optimism签署谅解备忘录,将共同测试一种基于韩元、面向机构支付的稳定币基础设施。这项为期三个月的概念验证项目还邀请了隐私解决方案提供商Sunnyside Labs参与。该项目将利用Optimism的OP Stack技术栈以及Sunnyside的Privacy Boost协议,评估基于韩元的稳定币能否为金融机构构建国内区块链支付基础设施。此次试点正值稳定币在支付与结算领域的讨论日益深入之际。对于像Toss这样的大型消费金融科技公司而言,问题不仅在于稳定币能否比传统支付轨道更快地转移价值,更在于该技术能否满足主流银行市场对金融机构提出的运营与监管要求。Toss计划以此次概念验证为基础,在韩国打造合规的、基于稳定币的支付基础设施。该公司于2015年成立,其移动应用声称拥有超过3000万用户,这使得该项目的影响远超狭隘的加密实验范畴。

概念验证将测试什么?

概念验证将考察:金融机构能否控制结算流程,了解你的客户(KYC)与反洗钱(AML)检查能否实施,以及在使用公共区块链账本时,交易能否保持私密性。这些问题触及了机构采用稳定币的核心。公共区块链提供了透明度和可编程性,但受监管的金融机构通常需要隐私保护、权限控制、合规审查,以及明确的结算责任归属。无法满足这些要求的支付系统,很可能难以突破有限的试点阶段。Optimism将通过其OP Stack技术栈提供区块链基础设施,而Sunnyside Labs将提供旨在保护转账隐私的技术。Sunnyside是Optimism Collective的核心开发者,一直致力于构建OP Stack核心基础设施。聚焦隐私对于银行级的支付基础设施尤为重要。金融机构不能像许多公共区块链应用那样,将敏感交易细节公之于众。一个可行的稳定币系统必须在监管机构的可审计性与机构及客户的保密性之间取得平衡。

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Toss的试点表明,亚洲的稳定币应用正从加密交易领域转向受监管的支付基础设施。关键的考验在于,公共区块链轨道能否适应机构在结算控制、隐私保护、KYC及AML合规方面的要求。

这对韩国支付市场为何重要?

South Korea has one of the most advanced digital payment markets in Asia, with high penetration of mobile banking, active financial technology competition, and a huge domestic payment network. Therefore, Toss\'s Kron-based stablecoin pilot has broader implications for how blockchain payment systems can develop within regulated financial markets. The project also reflects a shift in the design thinking of stablecoins. Financial companies are no longer just focusing on dollar-denominated tokens used for crypto transactions, but are beginning to explore local currency stablecoins to support settlement, merchant payments, fund transfers, and inter-agency transfers. For South Korean regulators, the question may be whether a stablecoin based on the won can operate without weakening control over payments, money laundering regulations or monetary policy transmission mechanisms. Domestic stablecoins can improve settlement efficiency, but rules also need to be established in terms of issuance, reserves, redemption, reporting, and the role of banks or licensed payment institutions. This makes Toss\'s pilot a useful test case. If the proof of concept proves that settlement controls and compliance checks can work effectively on blockchain infrastructure, financial institutions may be able to find a clearer path to try tokenized currencies without relying solely on overseas U.S. dollar stablecoins.

How do other payment companies treat stablecoins?

Toss is not the only company testing stablecoin settlement. In April this year, Shinhan Card partnered with the Solana Foundation to test the commercial feasibility of stablecoin payments and unmanaged wallets after completing an early joint pilot project. Shinhan Card also said it hopes to use the blockchain oracle (connecting offline data and on-chain applications) to develop DeFi-related services. This suggests a broader strategy is taking shape: payments, tokenized assets and blockchain-based financial services may become more interconnected in the future.

The global payment network is also moving in the same direction. Visa has launched the USDC (US Dollar Stable Coin) settlement service for some U.S. financial institutions on Solana, while Mastercard and South Korea\'s BC Card are also exploring the application of stable coins in the field of payment and settlement. The market signal has been clear: stablecoins are becoming infrastructure testing targets for large payment companies, not just products of digital currency exchanges. For Toss, Optimism and Sunnyside Labs, the three-month pilot will test whether a Kron-based stablecoin can meet the core institutional requirements that will determine whether blockchain payments can move from the experimental phase to actual deployment.

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