Jeonbuk Bank of South Korea launches a Korean won loan program collateralized by Bitcoin.

PANews October 12 news, according to South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper, JB Financial Group's Jeonbuk Bank has launched South Korea's first Korean won loan program linked to digital assets in the banking sector. Initially, it is only available to corporate clients, with Bitcoin as the sole collateral, and the loan purpose is limited to business operating funds. The bank does not directly hold or manage Bitcoin; instead, it is custodied by qualified virtual asset service providers. In the event of default, the bank does not acquire ownership of the virtual assets, but instead, in accordance with the revised Civil Execution Rules, recovers the claim after liquidating the collateral through procedures such as court auctions. Currently, Jeonbuk Bank has completed stress testing and established a valuation system based on the weighted average price of multiple global exchanges.