Aptos Labs, Boston Consulting Group, and Hang Seng Bank Complete "Digital Hong Kong Dollar Plus" Pilot and Research

Aptos Labs and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) jointly released the "Hong Kong Digital Currency and Tokenized Assets Survey," a report covering over 500 retail fund investors. Sixty-one percent of these investors indicated they plan to more than double their exposure to tokenized funds, primarily driven by the increased liquidity, transparency, 24/7 trading, and programmability offered by tokenization. The study further identified four key investor segments: active traders in Hong Kong expect to increase their allocation to tokenized funds from 10% to 26%, high-net-worth individuals from 5% to 16%, long-term investors from 8% to 25%, and mainland investors from 11% to 24%. The report also summarizes the results of the second phase of the "Digital HKD+" pilot program, jointly conducted by Aptos Labs, BCG, and Hang Seng Bank and conducted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Using Aptos (the only public blockchain participant in the project) as the underlying infrastructure, the pilot successfully demonstrated the key capabilities of digital currencies in tokenized fund settlement, including instant atomic settlement, built-in compliance, and cross-border efficiency.