by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Feb 25, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News
On 19 February 2025, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC) introduced the “A-S-P-I-Re” roadmap, a virtual asset regulatory blueprint. It aims to develop clear licensing frameworks to enable compliant VASPs, OTC trading and custody services...
by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News
On 14 February 2025, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC) convened the inaugural meeting of the Hong Kong Virtual Asset Consultative Panel (VACP), a dedicated advisory body for licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) in Hong Kong. The HK VACP,...
by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jan 21, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News
On 16 January 2025, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC) published “Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities” for Hong Kong based Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (VATPs) detailing...
by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News
On 10 January 2025, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC) issued a public warning against an unlicensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP) known as International Standard Carbon Assets Technology Co., Limited, or “iSCAT” and “iSCAT Exchange”....
by Theresa Joy Lacatan | Jan 3, 2025 | Blog News, Crypto News
On 2 January 2025, the Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC), announced the conviction against a practicing solicitor for breaching the secrecy provisions under the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance (HK SFO). The Eastern Magistrates’...
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