Hong Kong was aiming to issue its first batch of stablecoin licenses in Q1.
March came and went with no approvals.
The delay appears tied to regulators pushing applicants to refine key parts of their submissions, including reserve disclosures, AML controls and redemption mechanisms.
HSBC and Standard Chartered are expected to be among the first to be granted licenses.
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