Tokenization
Exploring Project Ensemble by Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Thursday. August 29 at 1:30 AM
1 min. readThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) introduced the Project Ensemble sandbox on Aug. 28 to delve into real-world asset tokenization and interbank settlement using wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). The project focuses on assessing technical interoperability among tokenized assets, tokenized deposits, and wCBDC in areas such as fixed income, investment funds, liquidity management, green finance, sustainable finance, and trade finance. The HKMA highlighted the involvement of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre in the project. Members of the Project Ensemble Architecture Community include Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Hong Kong, HashKey Group, Ant Digital Technologies, and Microsoft Hong Kong. Notably, Ant Group subsidiary plays a significant role in green finance and trade finance within the project, facilitating digitization of real-world assets and enabling secure financing in Hong Kong.