Hong Kong issues first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial

HSBC already prints physical HKD as one of Hong Kong's three note-issuing banks — on-chain issuance just extends an existing monetary privilege. Anchorpoint is the wilder structure: Standard Chartered + Animoca + HKT means a bank-backed stablecoin that ships with built-in gaming/Web3 distribution and mobile payment rails on day one. With the travel rule at HK$8,000 (~$1,000) and fewer than 10 of ~40 applicants expected to get licensed, this is KYC-maximalist stablecoin infrastructure designed as a deliberate oligopoly.

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