Bank · Hong Kong
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited · bochk.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
2/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-02
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 10.5 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 8 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Tokenized deposits |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-11-02 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Tokenized deposits · Hong Kong
BOCHK tokenised deposits on HKMA Ensemble TX (tokenised CeBM settlement)
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Pilot / proof of concept2026-11-02
- commercial
- Pilot / proof of concept2026-11-02
Bank of China (Hong Kong) uses tokenised Central Bank Money as the settlement asset for interbank tokenised deposit transfers in the Ensemble TX pilot, has completed multiple real-value transactions on a 24/7 basis, and reported more than HK$2.3 billion in real-value transactions as at the end of October 2026.
Scope: Hong Kong (with cross-border transfers incl. BOC Macau); Ensemble TX pilot phase.
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-02
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
No licence or registration record in our verified data. This means “not reviewed”, not “unlicensed”.
Partners & providers
From tracker records and verified item text only. “Co-named” means both appear in the same source — open it for context. Full map
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-11-02Pilot · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHKMA advances Ensemble TX to 24/7 real-value tokenised transactions and will soon add regulated stablecoins to its trials
- 2026-11-02Pilot · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHKMA moves Ensemble TX to 24/7 interbank settlement of tokenised deposits in tokenised central bank money, with 12 banks and 20 industry pioneers
- 2026-10-26Regulatory approval · Securities and Futures Commission of Hong KongHong Kong SFC approves 24/7 secondary trading of two tokenised money market funds on a licensed virtual asset platform
- 2026-06-29Regulator publication · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityFSTB and HKMA to further unlock potential of DLT in Hong Kong’s fixed income market
- 2026-06-05Regulator publication · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHKMA establishes Tokenised Bond Expert Group
- 2026-04-10Licence / authorisation · Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHKMA grants first stablecoin issuer licences to Anchorpoint and HSBC
Markets (from stated target markets): Hong Kong
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2026-11-02 · Status
BOCHK reports tokenised CeBM settlement and multiple 24/7 real-value transactions in the Ensemble TX pilot phase.
2026-11-02 · Status
Real-value pilot use with named clients; more than HK$2.3 billion processed as at end-October.
2026-11-02 · Item
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
2026-11-02 · Item
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
2026-11-02 · Item
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
2026-11-02 · Item
Standard Chartered
2026-10-30 · Item
Anchorpoint Financial (Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) subsidiary)
2026-10-26 · Item
Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong
2026-10-08 · Item
Standard Chartered plans digital asset custody for institutional clients in Singapore
Standard Chartered
2026-09-30 · Item
HSBC names its forthcoming Hong Kong stablecoin 'HSBC RedCoin'
HSBC
2026-09-10 · Item
OCBC
2026-08-12 · Item
Anchorpoint Financial (Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) subsidiary)
2026-06-29 · Item
FSTB and HKMA to further unlock potential of DLT in Hong Kong’s fixed income market
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
2026-06-05 · Item
HKMA establishes Tokenised Bond Expert Group
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
2026-04-10 · Item
HKMA grants first stablecoin issuer licences to Anchorpoint and HSBC
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
2025-08-01 · Regulatory date
Hong Kong regulatory regime for stablecoin issuers comes into effect (opens source in new tab)
HK Stablecoins Ordinance · Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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