💎 Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire to Visit Korea in Person Next Week ✅ The Significance of the Business Trip - Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire to visit Korea next week - Not just a simple greeting, but "working-level consultations at the executive level" — a look that he is coming to sign off on what needs to be signed - Preparatory groundwork for full-scale entry into the Korean market, covering cards, remittances, and issuance ✅ Meeting List - The 4 Major Banks: KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Financial Group, Hana Financial Group - The 3 Major Exchanges: Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone - KB Kookmin Bank already held a preliminary meeting with Circle executives in June 2025 and completed the Circle Mint issuance PoC — the card with the fastest progress ✅ Agenda Items to be Discussed - Expansion of USDC use cases in Korea (payments, remittances, B2B) - Cross-border payment cooperation - Cooperation structure for issuing KRW stablecoins — As Bank of Korea guidelines state "only bank consortia can issue," the 4 major banks are key players - Cross-chain technology support (CCTP, etc.) ✅ Korea USDC Demand — The Numbers Speak - Korbit: Approximately 95% of total trades are USDC pairs - Coinone: Approximately 60% of 24-hour trading volume is USDC - This effectively means the Korean market is already running on USDC infrastructure. DL News Original Article 💬 Comment In a structure where banks hold the authority to issue KRW stablecoins, Circle directly bringing together the four major banks in one place means they have entered the 'issuance partner pick' stage. Next Week's Announcement Lineup — The Key Point to Watch Is Whether KB Goes First or Be Grouped into a Consortium #Circle #USDC