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The Bank of Korea. Source: CoinDesk Korea

On July 28 the Bank of Korea (BOK) finalized its contract with Ground X, the blockchain subsidiary of mobile platform Kakao, for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot test.

Ground X was one of three competing firms in the bidding process, alongside Line Plus and SK C&C.

Ground X has formed a consortium to conduct R&D work on the pilot. The consortium includes the likes of blockchain software developer ConsenSys, consulting firm Samjong KPMG, and Onther, developer of the layer 2 platform Tokamak Network. Onther will focus on scalability and maximizing the network's transaction-per-second (TPS) capacity.

Ground X and the BOK are expected to begin R&D work on the CBDC pilot on Aug. 23.

The BOK has stated, however, that the pilot test’s main purpose is research and that it does not guarantee CBDC adoption.

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