The government will enact the new legislation to bring issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins into the regulatory perimeter. On 17 July 2024, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Hong Kong Monetary...more
In this new series, we will provide an overview of recent noteworthy developments in the digital asset space around the world. The start of February was a busy period for regulators in the United States, where the US...more
The HKMA’s discussion paper seeks feedback on its proposed regulatory approach to stablecoins, with responses due by 31 March 2022. On 12 January 2022, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s principal...more
Welcome to this edition of our bi-annual TMT China Brief! This edition features a total of 15 articles which capture the significant TMT developments in Greater China in the Winter/Spring 2017. These developments cover an...more
Financial technology (“fintech”) has exploded in recent years, with innovations like blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud-based software promising to disrupt every financial service from banking and payments to...more