{
  "id": 6262876,
  "title": "Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to $3.8 billion a year, budget office says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/stablecoins-could-save-south-korean-merchants-up-to-3-8-billion-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:51:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/08/stablecoins-could-save-south-korean-merchants-up-to-usd3-8-billion-a-year-budget-office-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korea’s budget office warned that stablecoin adoption could reduce banks' roles as credit intermediaries and potentially destabilize token pegs during mass redemptions.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South Korean shares hit three-week high as chipmakers gain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/south-korean-shares-hit-three-week-high-as-chipmakers-gain",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:23:04.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}