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Hong Kong’s Approach to Crypto Regulation Could Attract Capital, Talent to Asia: Bernstein

21.2.2023
The Securities and Futures Commission is adopting a “regulate to protect” approach to digital assets, the report said

Hong Kong brokers line up for SFC approval ahead of new virtual asset trading legislation

2.1.2023
The Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed legislation that will soon open up virtual assets to retail investors, and local financial services are lining up for licensing approval

Hong Kong ‘Actively Looking’ to Establish Regulatory Framework to Allow Crypto Futures ETFs: Report

9.11.2022
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is “actively looking” to create a regulatory framework that allows crypto futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs), an SFC official reportedly said. “We have come to believe that some initial concerns about virtual asset...

Hong Kong Mulls Letting Retail Investors Trade Crypto, Removing ‘Professional Investor-Only Requirement’

21.10.2022
The director of licensing and head of the fintech unit of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has confirmed that the regulator is considering allowing retail investors to invest directly in crypto assets. “We’ve had four years of experience in regulating this...

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warn of nonfungible token risks

6.6.2022
The regulatory agency's main concern was the rise of unregulated collective investment schemes in NFTs

Bancolombia to Offer Crypto Trading in Financial Regulator’s Pilot Program

7.12.2021
Bancolombia, Colombia’s largest bank, will be offering cryptocurrency trading to customers in a pilot program within a regulatory framework established by the country’s financial regulator, the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC). Customers of the Colombian bank will be able...

Hong Kong Regulator Warns About Unregulated Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms and Binance

18.7.2021
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning about unregulated cryptocurrency trading platforms, particularly Binance. The regulator said that the crypto exchange is offering the trading of “stock tokens.” The SFC issued a statement Friday warning...

Binance Quits Stock Token Trading as Hong Kong Adds to Mounting Regulatory Pressure

17.7.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it will no longer support the trading of stock tokens. The decision comes against the backdrop of an ongoing regulatory crackdown, with Hong Kong becoming the latest to declare that the platform is not licensed to provide such services in...

Hong Kong Grants First License to Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

18.12.2020
Hong Kong now has its first regulated cryptocurrency trading platform. The Securities and Futures Commission has just given out the first-ever crypto license to OSL Digital Securities which will soon commence trading for several cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Hong Kong Gives Out First Crypto...

Hong Kong Amends Crypto Law to Regulate All Exchanges

3.11.2020
Cryptocurrency regulation in Hong Kong is undergoing changes. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is reportedly introducing a new licensing system to regulate all crypto exchanges operating in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulation The CEO of the SFC, Ashley Alder, talked about...

Hong Kong’s Securities Watchdog May Soon Regulate All Crypto Trading Platforms

3.11.2020
Hong Kong's government is set to change the rules for cryptocurrency trading firms operating within the city jurisdiction

How OSL Became the First Crypto Exchange to Win Over Hong Kong Regulators

27.8.2020
Crypto hubs like Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have a clearer regulatory picture going forward and are progressing faster than the U.S. and Europe

Hong Kong Regulator Gives Crypto Exchange OSL Tentative Licensure Approval

21.8.2020
OSL Digital Securities was the first crypto exchange to apply for the SFC's opt-in license last November

HashKey Submits License Agreement to Hong Kong SFC for Virtual Asset Trading Platform

21.11.2019
Having established itself as a renowned institutional-grade trading platform, HashKey Pro has announced that it has submitted a license application to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The application has been filed to get a nod from the regulatory authority for setting up...