TechFlow news. According to Hong Kong 01, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) held its corporate day event today. CEO Nicolas Aguzin stated that HKEX plans to establish a new pilot digital asset trading platform called "Diamond" this year. Aguzin noted that the current market value of digital assets is approximately $3 trillion and is expected to potentially grow to $100 trillion in ten years, making it a highly exciting project for the exchange.
Suki Su, Co-Head of Markets at HKEX, said the new digital asset platform Diamond will leverage smart contracts, blockchain technology, cloud infrastructure, and a large user base, enabling 24-hour operations. The platform will support trading across various asset classes and aims to become an integrated platform for data, trading, settlement, and wallet management. In its initial phase, it will focus primarily on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) products, with a launch expected within this year.
