U.S. Treasury Secretary Comments on Hong Kong's Financial Innovation Sandbox

U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant recently stated that Hong Kong is currently serving as a 'sandbox' for financial innovation, exploring new financial systems based on digital assets. According to Odaily, there are market concerns about potential impacts on the pricing systems of Bitcoin and gold. Besant added that there is no concrete evidence yet, but related rumors persist in the market, and the U.S. is closely monitoring developments. Analysts suggest that if a sovereign digital asset system linked to gold emerges in the future, it could have long-term effects on the existing dollar-dominated financial system and the pricing logic of crypto assets. However, at present, these discussions are largely in the realm of policy debate and market speculation, with short-term impacts on the crypto market driven mainly by sentiment and expectation trading.