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Written by Zoltan Vardaistaff writer

Reviewed by Robert Lakinstaff editor

South Korean regulators introduce tokenized securities roadmap

Latest NewsPublishedSep 4, 2026

South Korea’s financial regulator introduced a three-phase roadmap for the issuance of tokenized assets, as the country prepares to adopt its first tokenized securities framework in February 2027.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (SFC) introduced a three-phase roadmap to develop infrastructure for tokenized securities issuance, for assets including stocks, bonds and funds.

Starting Feb. 4, 2027, tokenized securities will be legally recognized as digitized forms of securities after an update to the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks and Bonds is scheduled to take effect, the FSC revealed in a Friday press release.

The first phase will offer tokenized securities legal recognition, including for institutional money market funds, bonds, unlisted stocks and fractional investment securities. Phase two would expand tokenization to all publicly offered securities, while phase three aims for onchain payments linked to stablecoins.

The roadmap is part of a planned implementation of the amended Capital Markets Act and Electronic Securities Act, the country’s first tokenized securities framework, scheduled to take full effect on Feb. 4. 

Next, the FSC plans to propose revisions to relevant subordinate regulations by the end of September and decide the timeline for the second and third phase of the roadmap. Before the roadmap’s initiation, the FSC stated it will work with the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) to develop the relevant tokenization infrastructure.

South Korean regulators have been moving closer to a regulatory framework for tokenized assets. In May, the FSC stated it would release detailed tokenized securities rules to bring them under the country’s capital markets framework in 2027.

In April, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance revealed a pilot project that will utilize tokenized deposits to execute government operational spending, with a full rollout set for the fourth quarter of 2026. 

Related: South Korea to bring digital assets under new state asset management system

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