Standard Chartered is among the companies selected to join Hong Kong’s new sandbox for stablecoin issuers. The announcement comes a day after the island’s regulators said they would soon propose a regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) is joined by Animoca Brands, Jingdong Coinlink Technology Hong Kong, RD InnoTech and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) sandbox.
According to HKMA, the participants were selected after showing “genuine interest in developing a stablecoin issuance business in Hong Kong with a reasonable business plan.”
Standard Chartered and other members can now test their operational plans, benefiting from two-way communication on proposed regulatory requirements.
These regulatory requirements come into focus as the HKMA, as well as the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau, present their consultation results on the legislative proposal to implement a regulatory regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers.
After a public consultation with more than 100 submissions, the two now want to present a legislative proposal “as soon as possible”.
Eddie Yue, CEO of HKMA, said: “We believe that a well-regulated environment is conducive to the sustainable and responsible development of the stablecoin ecosystem in Hong Kong.”
