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Hong Kong Advances EnsembleTX to 24/7 Settlement and Plans Stablecoin Trials
HKMA says EnsembleTX now supports round-the-clock real-value transactions, with regulated stablecoins next in its tokenization trials.
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, in a November 2 update, reported that the EnsembleTX platform now handles real-value settlement around the clock. The regulator also said trials of tokenized Exchange Fund Bills have been completed. Further trials are planned that will involve regulated stablecoins. The article frames these steps as addressing the cash side of tokenized markets, since a digital asset can change hands on a ledger that stays open at all times, while the payment leg may still rely on limited banking hours. The writer suggests a matching payment window could let participants rebalance without holding idle funds. The piece adds that access still depends on participating institutions, and that stablecoin use raises separate questions about redemption.
Why it matters: It shows crypto infrastructure extending into the cash leg of tokenized trading, where settlement timing and payment access determine whether continuous markets can actually be used.
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- Stablecoin
- A token designed to track a reference value, usually the US dollar, through reserves, crypto collateral or an algorithm.