Bank of Korea Looking to Replace Coins with Cryptocurrency
Bank of Korea, the Central Bank of South Korea is looking at cryptocurrencies as a way to eliminate the use of coins from the economy.
- Ankita Awasthi
- May 05, 2018
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Bank of Korea, the Central Bank of South Korea is looking at cryptocurrencies as a way to eliminate the use of coins from the economy.
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