As debate continues in South Korea over regulating digital assets, financial firms are accelerating efforts to secure related infrastructure. Banks, securities firms and asset managers are moving beyond investment and cooperation with exchanges to widen ties with global blockchain foundations, real-world asset companies and token securities platforms. Industry participants are signing partnerships and making equity investments, while firms also examine stablecoin, tokenisation and distributed-ledger infrastructure as they prepare for competition after formal rules are set.

KB Securities is partnering with the Canton Foundation and Wavebridge to push a shift in South Korea\'s capital markets toward distributed ledger-based infrastructure. The three signed a memorandum of understanding on June 4 at KB Securities\' headquarters in Seoul\'s Yeouido district. They will jointly review applying Canton Network-based infrastructure to domestic capital market transactions. They also plan to expand cooperation to introducing distributed ledger-based financial products and building overseas distribution infrastructure.