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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Standard Chartered-Backed Venture Rolls Out Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin. Retail Access Could Follow.

The launch moves Hong Kong's stablecoin push from licensing into real-world deployment and gives businesses an alternative to a global market overwhelmingly dominated by tokens tied to the U.S. dollar. (Credit: Standard Chartered Company Website)

Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint Financial has begun rolling out a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, initially giving institutional distributors and professional investors access to a digital currency designed for payments, settlement and tokenized financial markets.

The launch moves Hong Kong's stablecoin push from licensing into real-world deployment and gives businesses an alternative to a global market overwhelmingly dominated by tokens tied to the U.S. dollar. Anchorpoint plans to broaden access to retail users as early as the end of 2026, depending on market conditions.

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