PANews reported on November 30 that the People's Bank of China recently held a meeting of the coordination mechanism for combating virtual money trading speculation. At this meeting, financial regulatory authorities defined stablecoins for the first time, clarifying that stablecoins are a form of virtual money. Currently, they cannot effectively meet the requirements for customer identification, AML, and other aspects, and there is a risk of being used for money laundering, fundraising fraud, and illegal cross-border fund transfers. The meeting reiterated the need to continue cracking down on illegal financial activities related to virtual money. However, industry insiders believe that this meeting will not affect the layout of stablecoins in Hong Kong, but speculation on stablecoins in mainland China will be severely suppressed. Moreover, relevant entities in the mainland will see their scope for future stablecoin layouts in Hong Kong shrink significantly, being more limited to practical application scenarios such as cross-border payments and supply chain finance.