{"id":64264,"date":"2022-07-11T19:16:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=64264"},"modified":"2025-09-06T13:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:29:11","slug":"sk-telecom-unveils-web3-wallet-for-cryptocurrencies-and-nfts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/sk-telecom-unveils-web3-wallet-for-cryptocurrencies-and-nfts\/","title":{"rendered":"SK Telecom unveils Web3 wallet for cryptocurrencies and NFTs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom will launch its own Web3 wallet for interacting with cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). \u041e\u0431 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sktelecom.com\/179596\">\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f<\/a> in the press release.<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, users will be able to store, send and receive digital assets. The solution is being developed with blockchain firms AhnLab Blockchain Company and Atomrigs Labs.<\/p>\n<p>SK Telecom noted that the biggest obstacle to scaling the blockchain ecosystem is the &#8216;personal wallet&#8217;. In this regard, the company sees the need for a unified tool to enhance security and convenience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"662\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SKT-3Web-3-_1-1024x662.jpeg\\\" alt=\\\"SK Telecom unveils Web3 wallet for cryptocurrencies and NFTs\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-178631\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SKT-3Web-3-_1-1024x662.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SKT-3Web-3-_1-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SKT-3Web-3-_1-768x496.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SKT-3Web-3-_1.jpeg 1060w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\\\" \/><figcaption>Data: SK Telecom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SK Telecom is also working on its own cryptocurrency and operates the metaverse Ifland. \u041f\u043e \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.kisdi.re.kr\/report\/view.do?key=m2101113024770&#038;arrMasterId=3934580&#038;masterId=3934580&#038;artId=656316\\\">\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c<\/a> <span data-descr=\\\"Korean Institute of Information Society Development\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">KISDI<\/span>, as of 2021 the telecom giant served 47% of mobile network subscribers in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/sk-telecom-unit-buys-stake-in-korbit-bitcoin-exchange-for-75-million\">invested 90 billion won<\/a> (~$75 million at the time) in the Bitcoin exchange Korbit.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in February 2022, through its subsidiary <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/sk-telecom-unit-requires-portfolio-companies-to-have-a-presence-in-the-metaverse\"> demanded portfolio companies to have a presence in the metaverse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s bitcoin news in our <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom will launch its own Web3 wallet to interact with cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to the press release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1269,1213,1110],"class_list":["post-64264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-nft","tag-web-3-0"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"14","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64265,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64264\/revisions\/64265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}