# Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to $3.8 billion a year, budget office says

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- CoinDesk, 2026-09-08 09:51 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/08/stablecoins-could-save-south-korean-merchants-up-to-usd3-8-billion-a-year-budget-office-says

> South Korea’s budget office said stablecoin adoption could save merchants as much as $3.8 billion annually. It also warned that stablecoins could diminish banks’ role as credit intermediaries and destabilize token pegs during mass redemptions.