(Yonhap Interview) Ethereum Institutional welcomes S. Korea's push to build tokenized asset infrastructure: co-founder（韩联社专访）以太坊机构联合创始人表示欢迎韩国推动构建代币化资产基础设施
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SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Ethereum Institutional welcomes South Korea's latest push to integrate tokenized security offerings (STOs) into the formal capital market framework and is willing to support institutions planning to adopt its network, the organization's co-founder said.
Matthew Dawson, the co-founder of the nonprofit organization, made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul, which came on the sidelines of his first visit to the country.
"I can't think of a better time with regulatory clarity coming to meet Korean institutions, as they look to define their digital asset strategy," he said during the interview held Monday.
Ethereum Institutional is an independent organization that supports institutions seeking to launch assets on the ethereum ecosystem -- the second-largest blockchain network in the world after bitcoin.
Matthew Dawson, the co-founder of Ethereum Institutional, speaks during an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on Sept. 7, 2026. (Yonhap)
Dawson's comment comes after South Korea's financial services commission (FSC) unveiled a three-step road map Friday to expand STOs beyond fractional investment products into conventional securities, including stocks, bonds and funds.
The first stage will start in early February, when related legislation takes effect, with the tokenization of money market funds (MMF) and bonds for institutions.
The second phase calls for the tokenization of publicly offered securities, such as bonds, stocks and funds, while the third step aims to establish an on-chain payment infrastructure linking stablecoins.
"As the FSC road map unfolds and we see institutions actually deploying those assets ... we will be supporting them in whatever way they need," Dawson said, noting tokenized MMFs from major U.S. institutions, including BlackRock, J.P. Morgan and Fidelity, already operate on the ethereum network.
In South Korea, domestic virtual asset exchange operator Upbit hosts a stablecoin payment system on the ethereum layer-2 blockchain called GIWA.
The price of the ethereum cryptocurrency is displayed on a screen inside the Bithumb building in southern Seoul, in this file photo taken Nov. 5, 2025. (Yonhap)
Dawson described South Korea as a "powerhouse" in both finance and technology, saying its strong developer community, as well as its capacity to build both traditional financial institutions as well as fintech and neo-banks, make it an important country for the ethereum ecosystem.
The co-founder is seeking to meet with several financial institutions here, including major brokerages, asset managers and banks, during the trip.
The organization also plans to scale up, actively hiring technical and business consulting roles across Asia, including South Korea, to bring more capacity to support institutions directly, Dawson added.
When asked about Ethereum Institutional's long-term goals in South Korea, Dawson said it plans to focus on the network's actual deployment, to stay committed to ethereum's "unique" identity as global infrastructure for everyone to use.
"I saw ... in the news that Korea is actively working to make AI accessible to everyone and to have less dependency on U.S. and Chinese models," he said, pointing to a project to develop publicly accessible artificial intelligence services led by South Korea's science ministry.
"If we take that framing and consider that from a blockchain perspective, ethereum is the most neutral blockchain, which gives confidence to Korean institutions, regulators and governments that they can operate globally without the threat of a foreign nation taking advantage or control of this."
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首尔，9月8日（韩联社）——以太坊机构的联合创始人表示，该机构欢迎韩国最近推动将代币化证券发行（STO）纳入正规资本市场框架的举措，并愿意支持计划采用其网络的机构。
该非营利组织的联合创始人马修·道森在首尔接受韩联社独家专访时发表了上述言论，此次专访是他首次访问韩国期间进行的。
“我认为，在监管形势明朗化之际，对于正在寻求制定数字资产战略的韩国机构来说，没有比现在更好的时机了，”他在周一的采访中说道。
Ethereum Institutional 是一个独立的组织，为希望在以太坊生态系统（仅次于比特币的世界第二大区块链网络）上发行资产的机构提供支持。
以太坊机构联合创始人马修·道森于2026年9月7日在首尔接受韩联社独家专访。（韩联社）
道森发表此番评论之前，韩国金融服务委员会（FSC）于周五公布了一项三步路线图，旨在将证券型代币发行（STO）从碎片化投资产品扩展到包括股票、债券和基金在内的传统证券。
第一阶段将于 2 月初开始，届时相关立法将生效，货币市场基金 (MMF) 和机构债券将实现代币化。
第二阶段要求对公开发行的证券（如债券、股票和基金）进行代币化，而第三阶段的目标是建立连接稳定币的链上支付基础设施。
“随着 FSC 路线图的展开，我们看到各机构实际部署这些资产……我们将以他们需要的任何方式为他们提供支持，”道森说道，并指出包括贝莱德、摩根大通和富达在内的美国主要机构的代币化货币市场基金已经在以太坊网络上运行。
在韩国，国内虚拟资产交易运营商 Upbit 在以太坊二层区块链上托管了一个名为 GIWA 的稳定币支付系统。
这张摄于2025年11月5日的资料照片显示，位于首尔南部Bithumb大楼内的屏幕上显示着以太坊加密货币的价格。（韩联社）
道森将韩国描述为金融和科技领域的“强国”，并表示其强大的开发者社区以及建立传统金融机构、金融科技公司和新型银行的能力，使其成为以太坊生态系统的重要国家。
联合创始人希望在此次行程中与当地多家金融机构会面，包括大型经纪公司、资产管理公司和银行。
道森补充说，该组织还计划扩大规模，积极在亚洲（包括韩国）招聘技术和商业咨询人员，以增强直接支持机构的能力。
当被问及以太坊机构在韩国的长期目标时，道森表示，该机构计划专注于网络的实际部署，并致力于保持以太坊作为全球基础设施的“独特”身份，供所有人使用。
“我从新闻中看到，韩国正在积极努力使人工智能惠及所有人，并减少对美国和中国模式的依赖，”他说道，并提到了韩国科学技术部牵头的一个开发面向公众的人工智能服务的项目。
“如果我们采用这种框架，并从区块链的角度来看待这个问题，以太坊是最中立的区块链，这让韩国的机构、监管机构和政府相信，他们可以在全球范围内开展业务，而不用担心外国利用或控制它。”
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