The South Korean telecom company SK Telecom announced on Monday that it partnered with the blockchain companies AhnLab Blockchain Company and Atomrigs Labs to create and run a digital wallet for managing cryptocurrencies and providing access to Web3. SKT가 '웹3 지갑' 개발을 위해 안랩블록체인컴퍼니, 블록체인 전문기업 아톰릭스랩과 협력합니다. 웹3 지갑은 사용자가 블록체인 네트워크 상에서 발행된 다양한 유형의 토큰을 저장·전송·수신할 수 있는 디지털 자산 지갑입니다. ▶https://t.co/bi8SIDKK2M#SK텔레콤 #블록체인 pic.twitter.com/HFGCl3cIN8 — SK telecom (@SKtelecom) July 11, 2022 Atomrigs Lab Will Develop Digital Wallet Technology Seoul-based startup Atomrigs Lab will develop the digital wallet technology used by the service. SK Telecom will oversee the service product development and AhnLab Blockchain Company, situated in Pangyo, Gyeonggi. The blockchain division of AhnLab, an antivirus software maker, was established in April. The 2018-founded Atomrigs Lab is a leader in blockchain-related services. Atomrigs Lab’s Secure MPC encryption technology will fuel the new digital wallet service’s development and operation. Access to Blockchain-Issued Tokens Users of the SK Telecom wallet will have access to blockchain-issued tokens like cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and “soulbound tokens” (SBTs), which are permanent, non-transferable NFTs for verifiable identifications and certificates, as well as the ability to send and receive these tokens. According to the Korea Information Society Development Institute, as of 2021, S...
