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Hong Kong is moving its digital currency experiments into a practical corner of capital markets: derivatives margin. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing have launched a joint pilot project that uses e-HKD for advance margin payments in the derivatives market’s After-Hours Trading session. The test focuses on wholesale market infrastructure rather than a broad…

Antony Welfare, Ripple’s CBDC adviser, recently participated in a fintech conference in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where he presented two groundbreaking use cases. One of these is the tokenization of real estate, a concept that is rapidly gaining momentum as a potential future for the real estate industry, as he claimed (Read More)

Hong Kong Officially Makes A Move Towards Legalizing Crypto

On Monday, October 31, the government of Hong Kong came up with an official policy document that would legalize retail crypto trading in the region. Over the last week, there have been some key developments with Hong Kong aiming to become a key destination for crypto activities in Asia. The… Read more

Hong Kong watchdog warns stablecoins could undermine HKD in CBDC paper

Hong Kong’s financial watchdog says it is concerned over the rising popularity of stablecoins, as it invites the public to give their say on the merits and challenges of e-HKD.