KB Securities, Securitize, and Optimism Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Exploring Tokenization in South Korea

According to The Defiant, KB Securities, securities tokenization platform Securitize, and Optimism have signed an exploratory memorandum of understanding to advance asset tokenization in South Korea. On social media platform X, Optimism stated that its first product will be tokenized bonds; however, a blog post published on the same day mentioned two tokenized funds. South Korea's first-phase regulatory framework for this is expected to launch in February 2027.