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In brief
Anchorpoint, a new joint venture between Standard Chartered and Animoca Brands, will apply for a license under Hong Kong's new stablecoin framework.
Hong Kong launched its fiat-referenced stablecoin licensing regime…
Major Web3 investor Animoca Brands has formed a stablecoin joint venture (JV) with the Hong Kong division of multinational bank Standard Chartered (2888).The JV, known as Anchorpoint, also includes Hong…