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In the past few days, Hong Kong has moved towards allowing retail investors to buy spot crypto Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and primary dealing of tokenization. The move appears to be another step in Hong Kong's recently accelerated ambitions to become a virtual asset hub. It implemented a new regulatory regime in June,
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Hong Kong is “very ready” for the next wave of mass crypto adoption, with an influx of crypto talent that has been spilling into the aspiring digital asset hub, says Jupiter Zheng, a partner at Hashkey Capital. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Zheng, partner of liquid funds and research at the investment arm
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The bank's Hong Kong unit can now deal in and distribute securities, including virtual assets-related products. Source
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Hong Kong’s top financial regulator SFC shows willingness to allow retail players to gain access to spot crypto ETFs while ensuring that risks are addressed properly. Hong Kong regulators are assessing whether they can allow retail investors to seek exposure to spot crypto ETFs that directly invest in crypto assets. Julia
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The addition of Uniswap will be available for professional investors only, HashKey said. Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange HashKey Exchange is expanding its list of supported assets with Uniswap (UNI) as the firm doubles down on its regional strategy. On Nov. 6, HashKey Exchange said in a press release it had begun accepting
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In January, the SFC tightened regulations by restricting retail investors from accessing crypto spot ETFs, limiting them to professional investors with portfolios of at least 8 million HKD ($1 Million). Then, in October, the SFC updated its rule book to allow a broader range of investors to engage in spot-crypto
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On Nov. 2, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) co-organized the eighth edition of the city’s flagship event alongside InvestHK. At the event came several releases including HSBC prototyping a Decentralized Identity (DID) solution using Polygon ID and the release of a 30th anniversary commemorative NFT from the HKMA. Building for digital
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“SFC has been assessing various proposals on tokenization of SFC-authorised investment products, for example, some for primary dealing of a tokenized product (i.e., subscription and redemption) and some for secondary trading of a tokenized product on an SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform,” the SFC said. Original Source
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued two circulars to regulate digital asset tokenization.The circulars offer instructions to intermediaries participating in tokenized securities activities and outline the criteria for tokenizing investment products authorized by the SFC.The SFC considers tokenized securities as traditional securities with a tokenization layer. As
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The Hong Kong government says the recent $165 million alleged scandal involving crypto exchange JPEX won’t stifle its Web3 vision for the region. In a Nov. 2 keynote at Hong Kong Fintech Week, the region’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said the saga hasn’t affected the
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