Woori Bank, the first among commercial banks, displays 'Bitcoin' prices in its dealing room
Summary
- Woori Bank said it has begun displaying Bitcoin price information on the dealing room electronic display, the first among commercial banks.
- Woori Bank explained that virtual assets price information needs to be monitored as a key indicator to read market trends alongside exchange rates and interest rates.
- Jeong Jin-wan, Woori Bank President, mentioned that the digital asset ecosystem will open new opportunities as it connects with payments.
Woori Bank said on the 5th that it is displaying Bitcoin (BTC) price information alongside exchange rates and stock prices on the electronic display board in the dealing room at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. Woori Bank is the first among commercial banks to display virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) price information.
A Woori Bank official explained, "We determined that as the status and influence of digital assets in the global financial market grow, it is necessary to monitor them as key indicators for reading market trends alongside exchange rates and interest rates."
Recently, Woori Bank has shown its intention to enter the digital asset market.
Jeong Jin-wan, Woori Bank President, said in a message sent to employees last October on the occasion of collaboration with Samsung Electronics' simple payment service Samsung Wallet Money·Points, "New opportunities will open in the flow in which the payment and digital asset ecosystems are connected as one."
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