The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has completed the first phase of its e-HKD pilot program, which aims to assess the viability of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The program focuses on six areas, including payments, tokenization, and settlement of digital assets. The findings of the trial highlighted the potential benefits of programmability, tokenization, and atomic settlement for consumers and businesses. The HKMA plans to explore new use cases for the e-HKD in the next phase of the pilot program, with a focus on distributed ledger technology. The CBDC program in Hong Kong follows a three-rail approach, including foundation layer development, industry pilots, and iterative enhancements. The HKMA is also working on laying the legal and technical foundations for the e-HKD. In addition to the CBDC efforts, the HKMA is collaborating with other central and commercial banks under Project mBridge to explore solutions for cross-border payments. The project is set to expand and be commercialized, with the aim of facilitating faster, cheaper, and more transparent transactions.

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