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While Hong Kong has long been the jewel in the crown of Asia's financial sector, the city is now pursuing growth through the addition of financial technology investment.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently unveiled a growth plan for the virtual asset (VA) industry, outlined in a five-pillar roadmap called "A-S-P-I-Re."

On 6 November 2019, Hong Kong's Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework for the licensing of centralised virtual asset trading ...

On 21 May 2025, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the much-anticipated Stablecoins Bill ("Bill"), now citable as the Stablecoins Ordinance ("Ordinance")...

On 9 February 2018, the SFC issued a statement, cautioning investors again of the potential risks of investing in cryptocurrencies and ICOs and using the services of cryptocurrency exchanges.

On May 21, 2025, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the Stablecoins Ordinance, establishing a regulatory regime for the issuance, offering and marketing of stablecoins in Hong Kong.

On 26 October 2018, in the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Several Issues concerning Judicial Procedures for Patent and Other Intellectual Property Cases

Crypto companies and exchanges are facing unprecedented pressure from financial regulators around the world, with many digital asset businesses starting to consider moving to friendlier locations.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) introduced significant reform of the global tax transparency framework in November 2023 through the introduction of a new Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and an update of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the existing tax transparency standard for the exchange of financial account information.

The Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins administered by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA"). It came into operation on August 1, 2025.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has recently issued its Discussion Paper on Crypto-assets and Stablecoins, setting out the regulatory landscape globally and...

In light of the increasing use of fintech to deliver services digitally to retail clients, the SFC has shared its observations following an in-depth survey of firms...

A major virtual asset (VA) regulatory milestone occurred last week when the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published its much anticipated Consultation Paper...

The Stablecoins Bill gazetted on 6 December 2024, was passed by Hong Kong's Legislative Council on 21 May 2025. The Ordinance marks the culmination of a 3+ years process that started on 12 January 2022...

The Hong Kong Government has confirmed that the Stablecoins Ordinance will take effect on 1 August 2025, requiring issuers of fiat-referenced stablecoins in Hong Kong or those pegged to the Hong Kong dollar ("HKD") to be licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA").

Hong Kong's licensing and regulatory framework for fiat-referenced stablecoins came into effect on 1 August 2025, regulating the issuance, offering and marketing of fiat-referenced stablecoins in Hong Kong.

Real-World Asset ("RWA") tokenization may be rapidly transforming modern finance. In simple terms, tokenization is the process of converting an asset with monetary value into a digital token...

On 6 November 2019, the Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework ...