South Korea is positioning AI as a core direction for economic development in the second half of the year, and accelerating CBDC and sovereign bond tokenization pilots.

BlockBeats News, July 14th, the South Korean Ministry of Planning and Finance stated that it will continue to promote the development of blockchain and the digital asset economy in the second half of 2026, focusing on advancing the legislation of the "Digital Asset Basic Law," promoting a pilot project for national bond tokenization linked to an institutional CBDC, and researching the interoperability of CBDC with other blockchain networks.

In addition, the South Korean government also plans to establish a legal framework for stablecoin cross-border transactions, promote the revision of the "Capital Market Act" to provide a legal basis for the introduction of the first batch of spot cryptocurrency ETFs in South Korea, and explore the use of blockchain to manage and trade carbon credits in the Global Voluntary Carbon Market (GVCM).

Meanwhile, the South Korean government will focus on AI as a core direction for economic development in the second half of the year, listing Physical AI, AI Data Centers, and semiconductors as the three "Mega Projects." It plans to invest approximately 80 trillion KRW to build a new semiconductor production base and aims to double the storage chip production capacity over the next five years.