by ccadmin | Nov 16, 2018 | Newsletters
On 1 November 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a Statement on Regulatory Framework for Virtual Assets Portfolios Managers, Fund Distributors and Trading Platform Operators[1] (the Regulatory Framework Statement) setting out the regulatory...
by ccadmin | 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...
by ccadmin | 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...
by ccadmin | 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...
by ccadmin | Feb 9, 2018 | Newsletters
Current Legal Environment and Recent Changes US SEC DAO Report Hong Kong and Cryptocurrency Are cryptocurrencies securities? Are cryptocurrencies money or currency? AML and Fraud In Hong Kong and throughout the world, financial technology (FinTech) is transforming...
by ccadmin | Feb 9, 2018 | Newsletters
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a Circular on 11 December 2017 stating that it regards Bitcoin futures contracts traded on U.S. futures and commodities exchanges (Bitcoin Futures) as “futures contracts” for the purposes of the Securities and Futures...
