Effective
Aug 1, 2025
Hong Kong subsidiary legislation specifying professional investors as the class of persons for section 9(2)(b)(iii) of the Stablecoins...
Hong Kong Crypto Regulation
Explore Hong Kong’s crypto laws, including exchange licensing, SFC rules, taxes, AML compliance, and digital asset regulation.
Effective
Jul 15, 2025
AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
SFC handbook explaining Hong Kong’s dual licensing process for centralized VATP operators under the SFO and AMLO, including...
Proposed
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AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
Hong Kong’s FSTB and SFC proposal would create an SFC licensing or registration regime for virtual asset dealing...
Effective
Jun 1, 2023
AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
Hong Kong’s VASP/VATP regime licenses centralized virtual asset trading platforms under AMLO, with SFC supervision, AML/CFT, custody, governance,...
Proposed
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Hong Kong’s FSTB and SFC propose AMLO licensing regimes for VA advisory and management providers, aligned with SFO...
Effective
Aug 1, 2025
Hong Kong statute creating the HKMA licensing regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers, with reserve, redemption, offering, disclosure and...
Effective
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SFC guidance for Hong Kong intermediaries conducting tokenised securities activities, covering existing securities rules, technology risks, custody, client...
Effective
May 27, 2026
Hong Kong SFC guidance for authorised funds with more than 10% NAV exposure to virtual assets, covering eligible...
Effective
Jun 1, 2023
AML/CFT Licensing & Registration Payments +1 more
SFC AML/CFT guidance for licensed corporations and SFC-licensed VASPs, covering risk-based controls, CDD, monitoring, suspicious reporting, records, training,...
Effective
Apr 1, 2003
Hong Kong’s core securities and futures statute. It empowers the SFC, sets licensing and market conduct rules, and...
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