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Former President of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Hong Kong deserves to study the launch of a Hong Kong dollar stable currency

Former chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and chairman of Circle Coin Technology Group, Chen De-lin, pointed out that most stablecoins on the market are backed by US dollars. As Hong Kong is a financial center with virtual asset regulatory regulations, it is worth studying the launch of a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. With the rapid development of Web 3.0 and digital payment applications globally, stablecoin smart contracts can support a large number of new transaction scenarios. However, the stablecoin market is currently dominated by US dollar assets such as USDT and USDC. Considering that the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar and Hong Kong is a financial center, it is not ideal to not promote a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin.

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