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On February 9, 2018, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") released a statement which, among other things, informs the marketplace that the SFC sent letters ...

For investment funds lawyers who have been in the industry for a long time, the extreme stresses in global financial markets and the banking system that occurred between mid-2007 and early 2009 now seem like a distant memory.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered Hong Kong’s 2026-27 Budget on 25 February. Themed as ‘Driving High‑quality, Inclusive Growth with Innovation and Finance’, the Budget is focused...

On 2 November 2023, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular addressing the participation of intermediaries in tokenized securities-related activities (the Circular).

Technological developments have been accelerating at an unprecedented pace in Asia

As digital currencies continue to gain popularity worldwide, Hong Kong has enacted the Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656) ("SCO"), ushering in a new era for digital asset regulation.

Hong Kong's SFC recently introduced two major regulatory updates for virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs). There are (1) a Circular on Shared Liquidity by Virtual Asset Trading Platforms...

"Not your keys, not your crypto" – whilst this may sound like first principles to crypto users and fintech is part of our ordinary daily lives, the concepts and related terminologies may still be unfamiliar to some...

With the global market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) now generating billions of US dollars, these new forms of digital asset have gone mainstream and, particularly, mark a fresh development...

This snapshot is intended to highlight some important, high-level considerations for directors and managers of crypto funds during challenging times, in particular in light of the filing...

As digital currencies continue to gain popularity worldwide, Hong Kong has enacted the Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656) ("SCO"), ushering in a new era for digital asset regulation.

Stablecoins[ are cryptocurrencies with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets, and are often said to be "pegged to" a single or a basket of fiat currents and/or other assets.

Asia-Pacific region economies are often spoken of in terms of their rapid adoption of mobile communications...

The clean energy economy has been dominating the headlines in recent months – the Cop26 climate conference, China's goals of peak emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2060

Hong Kong is developing a comprehensive licensing framework for virtual asset activities, creating distinct regimes for virtual asset dealing services...

Whilst there is ongoing debate over cryptocurrency (the risks and rewards), blockchain has generally been heralded as the golden nugget when it comes to new ways of doing business.

An important decision last month from the Court of First Instance, In the Matter of Gatecoin Limited [2023] HKCFI 914, has recently ruled that cryptocurrency is 'property'.