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Weekly Blockchain Blog - April 2025 #2

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Digital Asset Companies Announce New Partnerships, Acquisitions, Products - A recent press release announced that Ripple, a U.S. fintech and digital asset infrastructure provider, has agreed to acquire Hidden Road, a prime...more

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Hong Kong’s SFC Lays Out Regulatory Pathway for Tokenisation

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A new guidance creates a regulatory framework for tokenisation of retail investment products and provision of services for tokenised financial instruments. By Simon Hawkins and Adrian Fong On 2 November 2023, the Securities...more

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Hong Kong Regulators Update Guidance for Intermediaries’ Virtual Asset-related Activities

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Revamped SFC and HKMA guidance applies to intermediaries that distribute products or provide dealing, advisory, and asset management services related to virtual assets. On 20 October 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary...more

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The Dual Licensing Regime for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms in Hong Kong – Part 3

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In our previous alerts (Part I and Part II), we provided a brief overview of the new Dual Licensing Regime and highlighted some of the key aspects of the new regime, particularly those set out under the Guidelines for Virtual...more

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The Dual Licensing Regime for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms In Hong: Kong Key Highlights – Part 2

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In our previous alert, we provided an overview of the new Dual Licensing Regime and highlighted the consequences of relevant breaches of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), as amended...more

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New Era Dawns for Hong Kong’s Virtual Assets Sector

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The regulatory perimeter continues to expand as the Securities and Futures Commission introduces a comprehensive regime to regulate virtual asset service providers. This Client Alert reviews key obligations and...more

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States, Countries Focus on Fraud Prevention and Customer Protection in Crypto

New York has enhanced its fraud prevention tools, while consumers can identify crypto scams using California’s scam tracker. A week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to cover...more

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Hong Kong government policy announcement on virtual asset exchanges - Hong Kong FinTech Week 2022

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On 31 October 2022, at the launch of Hong Kong’s Fintech Week, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau released a policy statement (the “Policy Statement”) providing some additional detail on the Government’s plans for...more

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Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Statement on NFTs

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The SFC issued a statement to clarify its regulatory approach in relation to non-fungible tokens and remind investors of related risks. On 6 June 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a...more

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Hong Kong Confirms New Regulatory Licensing Regime for Virtual Asset Exchanges

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The Hong Kong government has issued its widely anticipated consultation conclusions on a new framework to regulate virtual asset exchanges. On 21 May 2021, the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB)...more

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Key Regulatory Developments in Hong Kong and Singapore: November 2020

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Regulators propose new regulations for virtual asset exchanges and enhanced customer identity verification requirements, and launch an innovative commercial data interchange. This blog post summarises key regulatory...more

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Hong Kong Fintech Week 2020: SFC Announces New Crypto Regulatory Regime for Virtual Asset Exchanges

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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission’s introduces new licensing regime to regulate previously unregulated markets and restates expectations regarding security token offerings. The second day of Hong Kong Fintech...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - November 2019

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U.S. Developments - Litigation - New York Resident Indicted for Duping Investors with Fake ICO Scam - On November 6, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced a wire fraud charge...more

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Hong Kong FinTech Week: Day 1 in Review

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SFC outlines new regulatory framework for virtual asset trading platforms, HKMA highlights recent FinTech initiatives, and PBOC discusses China’s forthcoming central bank digital currency. The fourth annual Hong Kong FinTech...more

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Global Regulatory Update for Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings

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• The rapid proliferation of technological advancements in global financial markets has caused regulators in several countries to increase their scrutiny of investments in, and implications of, cryptocurrencies. • This...more

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U.S.’s Announcement on Welcoming Fintech Companies as Special Purpose Banks: Implication on Hong Kong’s Deposit-taking...

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On 2 December 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) in the U.S. announced its intention to take applications from fintech companies that wish to obtain a special purpose national bank charter (“The...more

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Can Fintech Startups Carry Out Crowd-Funding in Hong Kong?

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What is crowd-funding? “Crowd-funding” is an umbrella term describing the use of small amounts of money, obtained from a large number of individuals or organisations, to fund a project, a business or personal loan, and...more

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