Eddie Yue, Chief Executive at Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), remarked after the meeting by Finance Committee of Legislative Council that 36 applications for stablecoin licenses have been received, with [...]

Quick Take Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said authorities plan to issue the first batch of stablecoin licenses in the first quarter, the South China Morning Post reported. The [...]

Artemis data noted that stablecoin transaction volumes in the last quarter of 2025 alone recorded $11 trillion, compared to $8.8 trillion in Q3. Global Stablecoin transaction value totalled $33 trillion [...]

The FSTB and SFC concluded consultations on virtual regimes and plan to introduce new bill to LegCo next year. What to know: Hong Kong plans to introduce legislative proposals to [...]

Beijing has reaffirmed its tough stance on virtual currencies, warning of a resurgence in speculative trading and vowing to stamp out “illegal activities” involving stablecoins. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) [...]

1.    The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently observed an emerging trend of illicit actors exploiting licensed corporations and virtual asset trading platforms for potential layering activities in money laundering. Failing to [...]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Wednesday it received formal stablecoin license applications from 36 institutions by September 30, nearly half of the 77 expressions of interest recorded in [...]

China’s securities regulator has reportedly instructed some brokerages to pause their real-world asset tokenization business in Hong Kong, aligning with Beijing’s cautious stance as Hong Kong pushes forward with digital-asset [...]

PANews reported on September 17th that, according to a Shanghai Securities News report cited by Jinshi, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee stated in his fourth Policy Address that the [...]

The global cryptocurrency and digital finance sectors have seen a flurry of activity recently. From the refinement of regulatory policies in various countries, subtle shifts in market data, to the [...]

PANews reported on September 10th that, according to a Hong Kong government press release, Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Secretary Paul Chan stated that currently only "Approved Providers" [...]

ICBC Asia and HSBC expressed their intention to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to apply for the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong [...]