Anchorpoint Financial, which received a stablecoin issuance licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, has completed a test transferring its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP (HKD At Par) to the Ethereum mainnet. The test was conducted with OSL Group and LeopardTrade, a trading platform under Futu Holdings, and focused on verifying the process of converting fiat Hong Kong dollar funds into reserve assets. Standard Chartered Hong Kong provided infrastructure and institutional trust services.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (제레미 알레어) visited South Korea and met major financial groups and crypto exchanges, lifting expectations for won-backed stablecoins and related infrastructure cooperation. Shares linked to stablecoins rose sharply on April 14. Analysts said stablecoins connect broadly to payments, authentication, settlement, wallets and trading infrastructure, and that Circle may pursue cooperation on expanding USDC distribution and building infrastructure including CCTP.