SFC Issues Regulations for Licensed Crypto Exchanges

SFC Issues Regulations for Licensed Crypto Exchanges

by | Dec 6, 2019 | Newsletters

Download PDF | Download Word The SFC issued a Position Paper: Regulation of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (SFC Position Paper) on 6 November 2019, setting out new regulations for licensing cryptocurrency exchanges with a strong emphasis on investor protection issues...
SFC Opens Sandbox to Crypto Exchanges

SFC Opens Sandbox to Crypto Exchanges

by | Nov 9, 2018 | Newsletters

Hong Kong’s securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), issued its “Statement on regulatory framework for virtual asset portfolio managers, fund distributors and trading platform operators” on 1 November 2018 setting out its regulatory approach...
SFC’s regulatory action halts one Hong Kong ICO

SFC’s regulatory action halts one Hong Kong ICO

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Newsletters

On 19 March 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a press release stating that Black Cell Technology Limited (Black Cell) halted its initial coin offering (ICO) to the Hong Kong public as a result of regulatory action by the SFC. The SFC considered...
SFC Warns of Cryptocurrency Risks

SFC Warns of Cryptocurrency Risks

by | Feb 20, 2018 | Newsletters

Hong Kong’s securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), issued a statement warning investors of cryptocurrency risks related to cryptocurrency exchange trading and buying into initial coin offerings (ICOs) on 9 February 2018. Cryptocurrency...