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Standard Chartered’s partners in the Anchorpoint Financial joint venture are Animoca Brands and Hong Kong Telecommunications. Photo: Nathan Tsui
Banking & finance

Standard Chartered forms joint venture to apply for Hong Kong stablecoin licence

Stablecoins will play an important role in building a sustainable digital asset ecosystem in Hong Kong, Standard Chartered’s Mary Huen says.

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Stablecoins

Ant Digital promotes blockchain platform as Hong Kong implements stablecoin law

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Stablecoins

Crypto exchange OSL sees optimism rise as Hong Kong enters stablecoin era

Ant Group

Ant Group, PolyU form joint AI and Web3 lab, boosting Hong Kong’s tech hub goal

Subsidiary Ant Digital Technologies expects to make a US$12.7 million outlay over the next three years to support the lab’s operations.

Students inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s campus in Hung Hom. Photo: Shutterstock
Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong set to issue first stablecoin licences ‘early next year’

‘We aim to progress step by step, gradually driving the digital transformation of Hong Kong,’ HKMA deputy chief executive Darryl Chan says.

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Scams and swindles

China convicts crypto money launderers who embezzled US$20 million

The case adds to the amount of confiscated crypto assets accumulated by China, which prohibits the trading of such virtual assets.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to speed up digital shift to protect global trade status

Hong Kong cannot afford to be complacent as competitors are making rapid progress, speakers at “Digital Trade Masterclass” warn.

Finance, trade and logistics make up over 45 per cent of Hong Kong’s economy. Photo: Eugene Lee
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s OSL Group raises US$300 million amid stablecoin anticipation

The licensed virtual-asset trading platform says it is the largest publicly disclosed equity raise in Asia’s digital-asset sector.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Stablecoin excitement ‘excessive’, Hong Kong Monetary Authority warns

HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue cautions against a ‘bubble’ based on excitement over companies promising stablecoin offerings.

Banking & finance

Citigroup to explore stablecoins as Hong Kong and US regulations evolve

Clients are eager but seek clarity on use cases and the coins’ impact on balance sheets and liquidity, US bank’s head of services says.

Shahmir Khaliq, the head of services at Citigroup. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Banking & finance

Exclusive | The world must rewrite its financial rules for the tokenised future: BIS

The rise of stablecoins poses new challenges to the global infrastructure for instant payment, clearing and settlement, said the gatekeeper of the world’s central banks.

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Shin Hyun-Song, economic adviser and the head of the monetary and economic department of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), during an interview in Hong Kong, with a photo of the bank’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, behind him on July 14, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Cryptocurrency

ChinaAMC launches first tokenised yuan fund amid Hong Kong stablecoin push

Asset manager’s tokenised financial products are aligned with Hong Kong’s stablecoin framework, ChinaAMC (HK) CEO Tian Gan says.

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Hong Kong

China Merchants Bank’s brokerage arm gets virtual asset licence in Hong Kong

The issuance could allow investors on the mainland to trade crypto assets in Hong Kong.

Cryptocurrency

Shanghai meeting signals softer stance on stablecoins after Hong Kong law

City to instruct government-controlled digital service provider and financial institution to study the feasibility of launching stablecoins.

Recent stablecoin legislation in the US and Hong Kong may prompt China to loosen its restrictions on digital currencies. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong embraces digital assets to solve economic problems: Chris Hui

Hong Kong’s push for stablecoins and tokenised assets aims to solve global economic challenges, positioning the city as a leading fintech hub.

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Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu, during an interview with the Post on July 9, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Stablecoins

China’s state-asset watchdog explores role of stablecoins, other digital assets

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission calls on state-backed firms to study the role of digital assets in trade.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin hits another record as options traders eye US$120,000

Bitcoin’s breakout is fuelled in part by institutional demand and bullish comments made by Trump on social media.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin hits record US$112,000 amid Wall Street rally, crypto surge

Traders should stay vigilant for potential profit-taking or macroeconomic shifts that could spark corrections, one analyst says.

Bitcoin has hit a record high. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Bitcoin

Eric Trump to headline Bitcoin Asia 2025 conference in Hong Kong

The August event comes as the race for crypto supremacy has intensified, with both Hong Kong and the US moving to legalise stablecoins.

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Cryptocurrency

Singapore’s crypto exchange crackdown seen benefiting Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Web3 industry sees benefits from the end of regulatory arbitrage by exchanges in Singapore serving overseas customers.

Banking & finance

Economist Huang Yiping floats Hong Kong as stablecoin staging ground

A digital currency pegged to the offshore yuan would be more workable in Hong Kong than mainland China, the central bank adviser says.

Huang Yiping, an economist and adviser to the People’s Bank of China, has suggested Hong Kong launch a stablecoin backed by the offshore yuan. Photo: Dickson Lee
Cryptocurrency

Opinion | How Hong Kong can win race to become world’s tokenisation hub

The question is not whether tokenisation will reshape finance but who will shape it. Hong Kong’s strategy sets it apart from the pack.

A woman walks past a currency exchange shop in Causeway Bay with a bank vault painted on its gate on May 5, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
Cryptocurrency

Mainland Chinese digital yuan partner to develop stablecoin tech in Hong Kong

Shenzhen-listed North King says Hong Kong will be a springboard into international fintech markets, with plans for stablecoin wallets.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong striving to create favourable environment for stablecoins: Paul Chan

Financial secretary says authorities ‘aim to help resolve practical pain points for businesses and everyday citizens’.

Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong sharpens crypto hub focus amid rising global competition

Hong Kong is seeking an early lead in stablecoins and tokenisation as Trump pushes the US to become the ‘crypto capital of the planet’.

Hong Kong is looking to take a lead in key areas of the digital asset industry, including stablecoins and tokenisation. Photo: Shutterstock
Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong makes public stablecoin adoption a top priority in digital asset push

The government is calling for new proposals to test stablecoin applications and make tax concessions for digital asset holdings.

Pedestrians walk past a cryptocurrency dealership with ATMs on the outside in Causeway Bay on January 31. In a new policy statement, the Hong Kong government has proposed tax concessions for profits on cryptocurrencies. Photo: Antony Dickson
Banking & finance

Are stablecoins the future? Don’t bank on it, warns the bank for central banks

Bank for International Settlements releases ‘advance chapter’ on stablecoins ahead of its Annual Economic Report that paints a future picture of a different financial system.

Banking & finance

Beijing could use Hong Kong to test yuan-linked stablecoins: Morgan Stanley

Beijing’s digital currency ambitions are unlikely to unlock the full potential of the yuan’s internationalisation, analysts say.

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