According to Huoxun Finance, Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), announced today that the first batch of stablecoin issuers have been granted licenses. Based on the licensees' business plans, they intend to commence operations within the next few months after completing relevant preparatory work. Yue stated that he expects issuers to commence operations as planned, actively expanding their business scope while effectively managing risks, and promoting the application of compliant stablecoins to address pain points in financial and economic activities. He also reminded the public to be vigilant against any fraudulent activities or scams claiming to be related to the licensee or its issued stablecoins. When purchasing or using stablecoins, the public should use regulated channels. In case of doubt, the public can check the HKMA's records to verify the licensee's identity or contact the licensee for further inquiries.

According to Huoxun Finance, HSBC welcomes the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's granting of a stablecoin issuance license and plans to launch a Hong Kong dollar-denominated stablecoin in the second half of 2026.

According to Huoxun Finance, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses at 17:00 today. The licensed institutions include HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced that the Commissioner of Finance has granted stablecoin issuer licenses to two institutions—Ice Point Financial Technology Limited (a joint venture between Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), HKT, and Anni Group) and HSBC—under the Stablecoin Ordinance. This marks a new phase in the implementation of Hong Kong's stablecoin regulatory system. Licensed issuers must complete relevant preparatory work before officially launching their compliant stablecoins, including technology platform and system testing, implementation of risk control measures, and staffing arrangements. Based on the two institutions' current business plans, we expect regulated stablecoins in Hong Kong to be launched successively from the middle to the second half of this year.

Huoxun Finance reports that Binance Wallet announced this week's Alpha Blind Box airdrop reward pool includes tokens from three projects: Ark of Panda (AOP), Rekt (REKT), and Yei Finance (CLO). Users holding at least 240 Binance Alpha Points can claim one airdrop on the Alpha event page. After claiming, users will be assigned different reward tiers and can receive one of the following: 715, 860, or 2860 AOP tokens; 192,307,700, 230,769,230, or 769,230,770 REKT tokens; or 335, 400, or 1335 CLO tokens. Rewards are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward is not fully claimed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Claiming the airdrop requires 15 Binance Alpha Points, and users must confirm the claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, otherwise they will be considered to have automatically forfeited their airdrop eligibility.