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Asian Para Games gold medallist who is also an advocate | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsAfter Musk punishes Ukraine, how exposed is India to foreign tech?Drones fall, strikes stall: How Musk’s Starshield curbs hit Zelenskyy’s war against RussiaMillions of bank customers hit by Google Cloud outage. Why regulators are concernedIND vs NZ: India’s T20 reboot begins amid travel fatigue, tight schedule and bowling concerns | Cricket NewsThe whales never stopped coming to Gujarat’s beaches, the watchers didBritish Indian stripped of OBE over rogue landlord allegationsBank of Korea holds rates at 3% but raises growth outlook. What comes next?Decoding the business of bringing Brazil, Uruguay, Panama to India for football friendlies | Football NewsIn Pakistan, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu calls for early Saarc summitAsian Para Games 2026 Day 4 Live: Silver for Swati Chaudhary! 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decades of replanting added more than a million trees and helped build Promised Land State Park‘Everyone has shown the competence to beat everyone else’: Gary Stead warns New Zealand against taking home advantage for granted | Cricket NewsIn 2019, reality star Eva Marcille bought a Georgia home for $780,000; seven years later, her homeowners association is suing for over $22,000 over alleged unpaid charges and maintenance violations she disputesFSSAI issues notices to Nestle India, Zydus Wellness over alleged misleading product claimsAsian Para Games 2026: India’s full schedule for October 22; medal events and timings | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsFred MacMurray raised cattle on his 1,750-acre California ranch; part of it, the 52-acre Flax Estate and Vineyard, now owned by Jeffrey Ubben and Laurie Ubben, lists for $22 million after their $21 million purchase in 2016When and where to watch IND vs NZ first T20I: Match date, time, venue and live streaming details | Cricket NewsScientists tracked glacier cliffs using 15,330 satellite observations and found a surprise: some retreated faster than predicted but then stabilized instead of collapsing endlesslyJio Platforms IPO subscribed nearly 3x on Day 1 as QIB demand surges to 9xJalaj Saxena equals Bishan Singh Bedi as Kerala notch up innings win against Odisha in Ranji Trophy | Cricket NewsIn 2020, a 30-foot dead tree limb fell on a 28-year-old physics student jogging in a Sacramento park; six years later, a jury awarded him $33.3 million after finding the city responsibleRubio visits Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery as US eyes deeper India energy tiesRanji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena’s five-for powers Kerala to innings win over Odisha; Mumbai notch second bonus-point victory | Cricket NewsA Roman stone coffin found at Westminster Abbey in 1869 bore the name of a man from 1,600 years ago, but new tests date the skeleton inside to AD 987–1052; archaeologists say it may be one of two medieval abbotsAsian Para Games: Simran, Praveen Kumar, Sachin Khilari shine as India’s medal tally swells to 62 | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsAfter 12 years of demolition threats, residents of two 1960s London housing estates may finally keep their homes; Lambeth Council has proposed abandoning the rebuild plans, with a cabinet decision due October 21‘Every country has national interests’: What Marco Rubio’s trade message means for IndiaSteve Smith joins Ricky Ponting, Allan Border in elite Australian club, fifth-fastest to 11K Test runs | Cricket NewsDelaware marked its state parks’ 75th anniversary by planting its 75,000th tree, completing a five-year goal across 17 parks while a broader program aims for one million new trees by 2030Jio IPO gives rupee a boost, but surging oil prices spoil the partySwimming in success: Ravi Budigina claims silver in 100m backstroke, Himanshu Nandal wins bronze in 100m breaststroke at Para Asian Games | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsDave Bautista worked as a bouncer and borrowed money for his daughters’ Christmas gifts before becoming a WWE star; he later built a second career as a Hollywood actor | World NewsJio IPO set to break mega-IPO jinx: Strong day 1 demand, 25% GMP fuel hopes of blockbuster listingAsian Para Games 2026: India races past 50 medals as Simran and Dilip Gavit deliver gold in 100m events | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsA Boston school custodian donated his kidney to a stranger to save his colleague’s younger brother; a year later, both men were doing well | World NewsBlackRock, GIC, Fidelity: Who are the global investment giants betting on Jio’s Rs 30,213-crore IPO?From husband and wife to business partners: How Neeraj Chopra and Himani Mor are building a sports business to create a lasting legacy | More sports NewsScientists unearth new instance of ‘contagious cancer’ in animalsIn Missouri, a couple bought land with no road access and sought a 40-foot strip through their neighbour’s property; a 2026 appeals court reversed the ruling that would have given them ownership of the roadIndia-Poland trade at $6.36 billion. Can defence and technology take it to $10 billion?Ishan Kishan on the verge of three major T20 records as India take on New Zealand | Cricket NewsFirst Nation community in Canada uses data centre to preserve its heritageA Missouri widow changed a family trust and a later amendment gave $220,000 to a beneficiary; after a court ordered repayment, an October 20 ruling dismissed her appeal as too lateAnthropic’s $80 billion loss explained: Why its AI business still faces a big test‘Bhuvi will love these conditions’: Why New Zealand fear India’s returning ‘Swing King’ Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Cricket NewsFlorida scientists tracked 142 invasive Burmese pythons for 20 years and found that all four expelled tracking devices came from pregnant females |Jio IPO draws strong institutional demand: What investors need to knowAsian Para Games 2026: Bhagyashri Jadhav wins silver with personal best in shot put | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsA Kandinsky masterpiece stolen by the Nazis in 1940 was returned to the heirs of its Jewish owners in 2023; the 1907 painting has now sold at auction for nearly $42 millionJio IPO becomes fastest-subscribed among India’s mega-IPOs, beats Hyundai and LG Electronics‘He can’t walk in right now’: Shreyas Iyer says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has ‘more years to get opportunities’ | Cricket NewsMeet Dev Rai, the Indian-American Virginia student who founded a nonprofit at 15 to help artisans in India; two years later, it has supported over 400 craftspeople, sold 900 products and mobilised 300 volunteersRupee rises 15 paise to 94.78 as Jio IPO inflows and RBI support lift sentimentHarmanpreet Kaur breaks down on live TV after sensational 91, reveals what has changed | Cricket NewsPete Davidson sold his Staten Island condo at a $400,000 loss; the comedian had owned the property before putting it on the market in 2026 |Asian Para Games High Jump: Asian Para Games 2026: Praveen Kumar wins gold as India secure 1-2 finish in high jump | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsA newly built Nando’s drive-through in Australia sold for $5.845 million; its 15-year lease generates $319,035 a year, with rent rising 3% annually | World News‘Play the ball as late as possible’: Sunil Gavaskar’s advice to India batters for New Zealand Tests | Cricket NewsIn 1971, a hijacker vanished with $200,000; in 1980, an 8-year-old found part of the ransom on a Washington riverbank, and a damaged $20 note from the discovery sold for $134,200 at auction in 2026‘Extraordinary capacity to refine’: What Rubio’s Reliance remarks mean for India’s oil industryAsian Para Games 2026: Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag win silver in compound doubles archery | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsIndian-origin Uber driver father in NYC seeks help on GoFundMe for daughter’s funeral after mother kills five-year-old: ‘I lost my whole world’Rockets, cars and AI: Elon Musk confirms SpaceX and Tesla merger talks
Thu. Oct 22nd, 2026

Hong Kong’s anticipated stablecoin licence by end-March does not materialise

Hong Kong’s anticipated stablecoin licence by end-March does not materialise


Industry players said the delay may be caused by a slower-than-expected review process, adding that it could also be due to the regulators’ cautious stance towards launching the first batch of regulated stablecoin licences as the city seeks to cement its status as a digital-asset hub.

“I don’t think [the delay] is caused by the market,” said Jack Poon, a member of the task force on promoting Hong Kong Web3 development and a professor of fintech at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. “Likely, it is more administrative to ensure all the items are checked or perhaps, the narrative of how the new issuer will position itself for the future.”

A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Tuesday that it was actively taking forward the licensing matter and would announce further details in due course.

The market has been eagerly awaiting who would win the licences and how the stablecoins would be put to use, after two senior officials said at Consensus Hong Kong, the city’s flagship digital asset conference on February 11, that the government was targeting issuing licences in March.

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What’s the hype about stablecoins?

What’s the hype about stablecoins?

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said that stablecoin licences would be issued “within the next month”, while Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the government planned to issue only a “small number” of stablecoin issuer licences in the first batch in March.

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