Bank of Korea Weighs How Its Banks Would Weather a Crypto Exchange Hack
By Unchained
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The Bank of Korea surveyed 31 domestic banks and securities firms on how they would weather major crypto stress scenarios, including a hack-induced shutdown of the country's top crypto exchange.
Why it matters
A BOK official stated that "the outlook for crypto market growth still holds and firms are interested in it for new business and customers, so the bank wants to check for any concerns in advance."
Key facts
- On Oct. 23, the Bank of Korea sent a questionnaire to 18 banks and 13 securities firms with a deadline of Nov. 4.
- The survey covers three stress scenarios: an outage at the top domestic crypto exchange from a major hack, a sharp drop in crypto prices and trading, and heavy crypto-related losses at another institution.
- The central bank plans to use the responses as internal reference material to understand risk management, crypto budgets, and investments across financial firms.
Source excerpt · Unchained
The central bank's first such survey, per The Herald Business, asks 18 banks and 13 brokerages how they'd fare if a hack halted Korea's No. 1 crypto exchange, prices slumped or another firm took heavy losses. Answers are due Nov. 4. The post Bank of Korea Weighs How Its Banks Would Weather a Crypto Exchange Hack appeared first on Unchained .