Korean telecom KT plans to invest 18 trillion won to promote Token Factory and stablecoin business

According to Digital Daily, South Korean telecom operator KT announced that it will invest approximately 18 trillion won over the next three years, with 12 trillion won allocated for information security, IT, and networks, and 6 trillion won for AI infrastructure, while promoting new businesses in Token Factory and stablecoins.

KT plans to create a Token Factory that supports token generation, mediation, and billing, combining a 1GW scale AI data center, a token optimization engine, and billing capabilities; at the same time, it intends to enter the stablecoin digital financial platform market, leveraging K Bank's 16 million customers, BC Card's 3.5 million merchants, and KT's network and security infrastructure to cover issuance, custody, settlement, and actual usage ecosystems.