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Hong Kong’s SFC warns crypto exchanges
6.2.2024
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued a formal notice mandating that all cryptocurrency exchanges submit their certification applications for virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs). The specified deadline for the completion of this task is February 29, 2024. Failure...
Hong Kong Authorities Urge Crypto Investors to Verify Licenses
5.2.2024
Hong Kong’s securities regulator warned crypto investors on Monday to only use licensed trading platforms and to verify the status of the exchanges they have signed up to. The announcement comes as the deadline approaches for Hong Kong-based virtual asset trading platforms to submit license...
Digital Asset Exchange Bybit Applies For Hong Kong VATP License
1.2.2024
Digital asset exchange Bybit has applied for a Virtual Asset Trading Operator (VATP) license in Hong Kong. The exchange filed the application to Hong Kong’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SFC) through Spark Fintech Limited according to the regulator’s website. The SFC official website shows...
Floki Responds to Hong Kong SFC’s Warning, Asserts Compliance and Clarifies Staking Program
1.2.2024
Floki has formally responded to the Hong Kong SFC’s recent warning, reiterating their commitment to compliance across jurisdictions and explaining the rationale behind their staking program’s high returns. Cryptocurrency Project Floki Counters Hong Kong SFC’s Warning In a detailed blog...
Floki and TokenFi Staking Halted Following Hong Kong Regulatory Concerns
30.1.2024
The Floki Inu cryptocurrency team has decided to halt its Floki and TokenFi staking programs in Hong Kong following a warning from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), which listed them as “suspicious investment products.” This response comes after the SFC warned users about...
Floki Team Responds to Hong Kong Regulator Warning
30.1.2024
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission labeled Floki and its staking program a suspicious investment product
Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Warning on Floki’s ‘Highly Risky’ Staking Programs
29.1.2024
A Hong Kong watchdog, the SFC, has cautioned investors about the enticing yet potentially risky ‘Floki Staking Program’ and ‘Tokenfi Staking Program,’ which offer high annualized returns without the required regulatory green light. SFC Warns Against Unregulated Floki...
Hong Kong Gets Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application, Stablecoin Interest From China’s Harvest Global: Reports
29.1.2024
Venture Smart Financial Holdings is also aiming for a spot-bitcoin ETF and is involved in the discussions about the stablecoin sandbox
Top Chinese Asset Manager Moves to Launch Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong
29.1.2024
The Hong Kong subsidiary of Chinese asset management firm, Harvest Fund Management, applied for a spot Bitcoin ETF on Jan. 26. This marks the first submission of its kind in Hong Kong, Tencent News reported on Monday. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is said to be expediting approval...
Bixin Applies for Crypto Exchange License With Hong Kong SFC
25.1.2024
Virtual asset trading platform Bixin has applied for a virtual asset trading platform license with Hong Kong Securities Futures Commission. So far, 13 crypto firms have applied for the similar license with the Hong Kong regulator. As per the official SFC website, virtual asset trading platform...
Hong Kong Financial Services Firm Unveils Plans to Launch Region’s Premier Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock Hong Kong-based Venture Smart Financial Holdings Limited (VSFG) is gearing up to seek approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for the introduction of a Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). JUST IN: HONG KONG'S VSFG PLANS TO LAUNCH SPOT #BITCOIN ETF IN...
Hong Kong to Become the Next Crypto ETF Hub as BTC ETF Anticipation Continues in US
28.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong is poised to become a leading hub for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, as anticipation grows for the approval of such ETFs in the United States. Industry leaders believe that Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures...
Hong Kong Financial Regulator Prepared to Accept Applications for Spot Crypto ETFs
22.12.2023
Source: Adobe/leungchopan Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has expressed its readiness to consider applications for spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The SFC and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have issued a joint circular addressing the increasing interest...
Spot Crypto ETF Applications Will Be Considered, Hong Kong Regulators Say
22.12.2023
The statement from the SFC and HKMA comes as expectations mount the U.S. SEC is on the verge of approving a spot bitcoin ETF
Hong Kong Authorities Block Two Crypto Websites Suspected of Fraud
20.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued a public warning regarding two crypto firms suspected of engaging in fraud. The watchdog has cautioned the public to be wary of “LonShiX” and “Bitbank (Global) Financial Holding Group,” both...
Hong Kong SFC Flags Potential Crypto Frauds Involving HongKongDAO and BitCuped
6.12.2023
Source: LT/Adobe Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning to the public about potential virtual asset-related frauds involving “HongKongDAO” and “BitCuped.” Collaborating with the Hong Kong Police Force, the SFC has taken decisive action...
Interactive Brokers Partners with OSL to Launch Crypto Trading for Retail Clients in Hong Kong
28.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Andy Leung Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, is expanding cryptocurrency trading to retail investors in Hong Kong. The broker is now the first SFC-licensed securities broker to be approved to allow retail clients to trade cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong....
Binance-Linked Crypto Exchange HKVAEX Applies for Virtual Asset Trading Platform License in Hong Kong
27.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Crypto exchange HKVAEX, which is reportedly backed by Binance, has applied for a virtual asset trading platform license with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). According to Hong Kong’s lists of virtual asset trading platforms, HKVAEX submitted...
Hong Kong’s Victory Securities to Offer Digital Asset Services in Retail Markets
24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong’s investment management firm, Victory Securities has obtained approval to offer digital asset services to retail clients expanding the country’s number of cryptocurrency licences. In a Nov 24 press release, the company made the announcement that it obtained a license from...
Binance US Guilty Plea May Raise Complications for Hong Kong Affiliate’s Crypto License Application- Here’s What You Need to Know
24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay According to several industry experts, Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), pleading guilty to US anti-money laundering laws could pose challenges to the cryptocurrency exchange’s ambitions in Hong Kong. On November 21, Changpeng Zhao stepped down as CEO of Binance...