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Just remembered some common #Cantonese nicknames for #HongKongDollar amounts:
$1: 一蚊 (mosquito)
$10: 一條 (stick) / 一草 (straw)
$100: 一嚿 (lump)
$1,000: 一叉 (fork)
$10,000: 一皮 (leather) / 一餅 (pie)
$1,000,000: 一球 (ball)

Common nicknames for HK$ bank notes:
$10: 青蟹 (green crab) / 花蟹 (flowery crab)
$100: 紅衫魚 (red snapper)
$500: 大牛 (big bull)
$1,000: 金牛 (golden bull)

And coins:
5¢ coins: 斗零 (weight equivalent to 1.36g/0.048oz)
10¢ and 20¢ coins: 辰砂 (cinnabar)

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Standard Chartered-Backed Venture Rolls Out Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin. Retail Access Could Follow.

Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint Financial has begun rolling out a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, initially giving institutional distributors…
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Hong Kong stablecoin selection expands with Standard Chartered-led venture’s launch

A Standard Chartered-led joint venture kicked off institutional use of Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoins on Wednesday, a year…
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How PayMe’s 3.3 million users and Hong Kong firms could start using stablecoins

For Hong Kong’s 3.3 million PayMe users, everyday transactions such as buying coffee or splitting bills wit…
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Hong Kong’s dollar-peg defense leaves bittersweet taste for borrowers as Hibor rises

A “low-rate honeymoon” for Hong Kong borrowers has come to an end with an increase in the interest…
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Hong Kong’s ‘low-rate honeymoon’ ends as HKMA’s dollar-peg defence raises Hibor

A “low-rate honeymoon” for Hong Kong borrowers has come to an end with an increase in the interest…
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Hong Kong Presents Digital Currency Prototype, Project Aurum

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