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Hong Kong Lawmaker Says E-HKD Has Potential To Be a Stablecoin

Hong Kong should make efforts to encourage the establishment of virtual assets rating agencies, and consider developing the e-HKD, the city’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the works, into a stablecoin, a Hong Kong lawmaker said in a recent media interview.

(By TIMMY SHEN)

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