# DCIA to hold won stablecoin and token securities seminar on November 25 By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/37371 Published: 2026-10-22T03:03:18.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T03:03:18.000Z Section: Business > DCIA will hold a seminar at Korea Fintech Week 2026 on November 25, examining won stablecoins, token securities, AI-based finance and regulatory reform. The Digital Convergence Industry Association (DCIA), chaired by Kim Ki-heung, will hold a seminar on the future of digital asset markets and finance on November 25, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the aT Center in Seoul, as a side event of Korea Fintech Week 2026. The seminar forms part of Korea Fintech Week 2026, hosted by the Financial Services Commission and the Korea Fintech Support Center. DCIA and the Blockchain Convergence Technology Forum (BCTF) will jointly organize the session. Participants will examine changes in digital asset markets and global regulation, focusing on the growth prospects for South Korea’s digital finance industry and potential regulatory reforms involving won stablecoins and token securities (STO). Now in its eighth edition, Korea Fintech Week 2026 will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are changing finance under the theme “Beyond Finance, Into the Future.” The global fintech event aims to share industry developments, expand investment and collaboration opportunities, and connect financial and technology companies and institutions from South Korea and overseas. The seminar will examine whether stablecoins can develop beyond digital payments into infrastructure connecting AI-based financial services, token securities, real-world assets (RWA) and onchain finance. Drawing on regulatory approaches abroad and industry experience, participants will consider ways to strengthen South Korea’s digital asset market. Discussions will also address financial infrastructure and policy responses that could connect funds moving to overseas exchanges with the domestic digital finance ecosystem. DCIA chair calls for rules that support global regulatory alignment and industry development In his opening remarks, Kim is expected to call for a Korean digital asset framework and industry development strategy that respond to changing global regulation as stablecoins assume a larger role in financial infrastructure. Kim said stablecoins are becoming an important component of the future digital economy and financial system, making it necessary to develop domestic rules alongside a strategy for industry growth. He argued that won stablecoins should be considered beyond their domestic applications. Cooperation through an Asian digital asset consultative body could help coordinate regulation, payment networks and shared use cases, he said. He cited Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as financial markets developing their own frameworks and called for South Korea to take a central role in international cooperation on regulation and market development. Kim identified the issuance structure for won stablecoins as a major domestic policy question. He said South Korea should study regulatory frameworks and operating experience in the United States, Japan, the European Union (EU) and Hong Kong when designing its model. He also called for financial infrastructure to accommodate AI agents, token securities and stablecoins. Priorities include examining stablecoins as an onchain settlement instrument for token securities and aligning a basic digital asset legal framework with amendments to the Capital Markets Act. On distributed ledger standards for token securities, Kim called for reconsideration of a provision prohibiting transfers between ledgers in the Korea Securities Depository’s guidelines on standard requirements for token securities distributed ledgers. Sessions to cover digital asset legislation, agentic payments, global stablecoins and token securities The seminar’s first session will feature expert presentations on digital asset law and regulation, technology and industry developments. Kim Hyo-bong, a lawyer at Bae, Kim & Lee, will discuss legislative and regulatory developments concerning the Digital Asset Basic Act and token securities legislation. Seo Byung-yoon, co-CEO of DSRV, will address changes in digital asset markets and the development of an Agentic Payments ecosystem. Shin Hee-jin, director of new business at Kyobo Securities, will discuss global stablecoin and token securities industry trends and measures to support their development. A subsequent panel will examine global competitiveness strategies for Korean stablecoins and token securities. Seo Eun-sook, a professor at Sangmyung University, will moderate. Scheduled panelists include Lee Jong-seop, a professor at Seoul National University; Cho Jin-seok, CEO of KODA; Yoon Min-seop, a director at Bithumb; Oh Jong-wook, CEO of Wavebridge; Moon Chang-hoon, CEO of Time Leverage; and Han Se-jin, a senior investigator at the Financial Supervisory Service. The panel will discuss domestic and international market developments, regulation, global competitiveness for won stablecoins and token securities, connections between domestic financial markets and digital assets, and conditions for sustainable industry growth. The seminar will bring together discussion of domestic regulation and market development as international competition in digital assets intensifies. Its focus includes infrastructure linking stablecoins, token securities and AI-based financial services, alongside policy priorities for strengthening the domestic industry’s competitiveness. Details on attendance and related materials are available through the DCIA website at www.dciakorea.com.