Animoca Brands jointly establishes Anchorpoint with strategic partners to apply for a stablecoin issuer license in Hong Kong
8 August 2025 - Animoca Brands today announced that it has established a joint venture, Anchorpoint Financial Limited (“Anchorpoint”) in Hong Kong, together with Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“SCBHK”) and HKT, with the aim to build a business model focused on the issuance and advancement of licensed stablecoins. Anchorpoint has indicated formal interest with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) in applying for a stablecoin issuer licence on 1 August 2025, when the Stablecoins Ordinance came into effect.
Evan Auyang, group president of Animoca Brands, said: “Animoca Brands is proud to partner with Standard Chartered and HKT to form Anchorpoint in applying for a stablecoin issuer license under the HKMA, with a view to bringing stablecoins into the mainstream financial ecosystem in Hong Kong. Stablecoins represent one of the most compelling use cases within Web3, and we believe we are still at the early frontier of widespread adoption across institutions and retail alike. As assets continue to move on-chain, the HKMA-regulated fiat-referenced stablecoin is important in reinforcing Hong Kong’s position as a leading international financial center.”
Since July 2024, Animoca Brands, SCBHK and HKT have been jointly participating in the HKMA stablecoin issuer sandbox to explore how stablecoins can play a key role in the development of financial markets and payments, by bridging Web3 and traditional finance, thus strengthening Hong Kong’s position as a global digital assets hub.
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About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a global Web3 leader that leverages tokenization and blockchain to deliver digital property rights to consumers, helping to establish the open metaverse and its associated network effects. It has received broad industry and market recognition including Fortune Crypto 40, Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025, Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific, and Deloitte Tech Fast.
Animoca Brands has three integrated business pillars: Web3 businesses to advance blockchain adoption with native projects such as Moca Network, Anichess, The Sandbox, Open Campus, NEOM Web3 initiatives, and a regulated stablecoin project in partnership with Standard Chartered and HKT; digital asset advisory services including tokenomics advisory, liquidity provisioning, and institutional research to help external Web3 projects grow; and investment management, with a portfolio of investments in over 570 companies including industry leaders Pudgy Penguins, Yuga Labs, Axie Infinity, Polygon, Consensys, Magic Eden, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, YGG, and many others.
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