Sinolink Securities’ report listed a comparison of three groups of “sandbox” participants for Hong Kong stablecoins:1) JINGDONG CoinlinkBackground: Subsidiary of JDTPartners: Airstar Bank (Xiaomi + Tencent Series) and global compliance exchangesStablecoin Application Scenarios: Optimizing JD platform supply chain settlement, and addressing cross-border e-commerce payment challengesCore Advantages: JD's overseas e-commerce ecosystem, and cross-border retail payment scenariosCurrent Progress: In the second phase of sandbox testing (cross-border payment/investment transactions/retail payments), currently testing HKD stablecoins, with plans to test other fiat stablecoins and launch stablecoins pegged to HKD and other currencies in the futureRelated NewsUBS Expects Food Delivery Subsidy War to Peak in Aug; Valuations of BABA/ JD Attractive2) RD InnoTechBackground: Co-founded by former HKMA Chief Executive Norman Chan, with five major shareholders including ZhongAn Digital Asset, HashKey, and Dragonfly Capital each holding about 20%Partners: Licensed virtual asset exchange HashKey Exchange and numerous Web3 companiesStablecoin Application Scenarios: Cross-border trade, virtual asset transactions, RWA three major business scenariosCore Advantages: HashKey exchange users, RWA institutional investors, strong founding backgroundCurrent Progress: Plans to issue HKD stablecoin HKDR on Ethereum, with in-depth research on application scenarios and business strategies3) Joint Venture of Standard Chartered Bank and OthersBackground: Collaboration among Standard Chartered Hong Kong, Animoca Brands, and HKTPartners: Standard Chartered provides fund custody, Animoca Brands responsible for application scenario development, and HKT responsible for payment connectionStablecoin Application Scenarios: Connecting traditional finance with Web3 payments, reducing cross-border exchange costs in the Greater Bay AreaCore Advantages: Greater Bay Area exchange scenarios; Standard Chartered Bank's institutional clients; Animoca Brands' extensive Web3 network, and HKT's local retail users and mobile payment baseCurrent Progress: In the late stage of sandbox testing, targeting the first batch of license applications