Fireside Chat – Vincent Chok
summary
FDUSD launches in June and already reaches market cap almost $400M with trading volume over $500M, claiming a top-10 slot. Hong Kong plans a stablecoin licensing regime next year with HKMA oversight, local asset manager and banked reserves; no capital controls and 22 currency capabilities enable multi-pegged designs. Custody strategy combines bank treasuries and crypto treasuries via Fireblocks and Ledger, physical gold and art in Brinks, securities with Morgan Stanley, and deep emphasis on reserve transparency and counterparty risk while flagging US regulatory uncertainty.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:53What First Digital does
- 1:34FDUSD stablecoin launch
- 2:40FDUSD advantages in HK
- 3:23Stablecoins in Web3
- 4:06Stablecoin reserve challenges
- 5:31HK trust regime benefits
- 6:54HKMA licensing details
- 7:57Custody industry future
- 10:24HK as crypto hub
- 11:27Crypto outlook concerns
- 12:31Fire round Q&A
