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The Bank of Korea will select a technology provider to build a pilot platform for a digital currency, taking the process of creating a central bank-backed digital currency a step further.

The Bank of Korea said it is looking for a partner through a public bidding process to study the practicality of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a test environment. This is also the first exploratory step by the Bank of Korea in this regard. (Reuters)