The webinar concludes the discussion of Hong Kong’s domestic regulation of cryptocurrencies and related activities. It covers the regulatory status of different types of virtual assets, the SFC’s existing framework for licensing crypto exchanges under the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the new VASP licensing regime to be introduced under amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation and the HKMA’s proposals for regulating certain types of stablecoins.
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