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FSTB and HKMA to further unlock potential of DLT in Hong Kong’s fixed income market

Read the item · published 2026-06-29

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2026-10-23 17:36 UTC
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… (HKMA) jointly announced today (29 June) that they have concluded the first phase of a review regarding the further adoption of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in Hong Kong's fixed income market (the review). Findings of the review suggest that Hong Kong's legal and regulatory environment is already sufficiently flexible for tokenised bond issuances. In the next phase, a legislative review will be carried out to boost the more extensive use of DLT in the fixed income market and digital assets. First-phase findings and enhancements The FSTB and the HKMA have concluded the first phase of the revie …
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  • “Hong Kong's legal and regulatory environment is already sufficiently flexible for tokenised bond issuances.”

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