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In a strategic move to shape tokenization standards and promote interoperability across tokenized assets and wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs), the HKMA has set up the Project Ensemble Architecture Community. The primary goal of this initiative is to establish a framework for smooth interbank settlement of tokenized deposits, ensuring efficiency and security in transactions involving tokenized assets.
Here are some key objectives of the Project Ensemble Architecture Community:
- Establishing Industry Standards: The community aims to develop industry standards to enhance interoperability across wholesale CBDCs, tokenized money, and tokenized assets.
- Seamless Interbank Settlement: Focus will be on creating a system for seamless interbank settlement of tokenized deposits via wCBDC for tokenized asset transactions.
- Research and Testing: The community will support the design and implementation of the Project Ensemble Sandbox to facilitate research and testing of tokenization use cases.
The Project Ensemble Architecture Community comprises a diverse group of industry representatives, including regulators, international organizations, academic institutions, local and global banks, key players in the digital asset industry, and technology firms.
Initial members of the community include the HKMA, the Securities and Futures Commission, the BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre, the CBDC Expert Group, and private sector members such as Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Hong Kong, HashKey Group, Ant Digital Technologies, and Microsoft Hong Kong.
The HKMA will collaborate with industry stakeholders to evaluate the size and composition of the community, ensuring alignment with the objectives of the initiative.
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