South Korea’s recent Token Securities Act, passed with bipartisan support, allows banks to tokenize bonds, stocks, and private equity on blockchain, marking a significant leap in Asia’s real-world asset (RWA) tokenization trend, outpacing Western markets where regulatory frameworks lag.
This legislative move builds on Korea’s crypto-friendly shift post-June 2025 elections, where a new government aims to integrate blockchain into financial systems, supported by evidence from Ledger Insights (2025) showing major banks testing tokenization infrastructure after years of regulatory sandboxes.
