Effective
Aug 1, 2025
HKMA guidance for licensed stablecoin issuers under Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance, covering reserves, redemption, financial resources, risk management,...
Crypto Policy Reference
Consumer protection
Crypto law profiles, official sources, milestones, and related coverage for Consumer protection.
Effective
Dec 22, 2023
SFC/HKMA guidance for Hong Kong intermediaries distributing VA-related products or providing VA dealing, advisory and asset-management services.
Effective
Aug 1, 2025
Hong Kong statute creating the HKMA licensing regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers, with reserve, redemption, offering, disclosure and...
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
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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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
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...
Effective
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Ghana’s Act 1154 creates a framework for registering, licensing and supervising VASPs, with BoG, SEC and FIC roles,...
Effective
Dec 30, 2024
German Banking Act regime for BaFin-supervised qualified crypto custody of cryptographic instruments and related private keys, with segregation...
Repealed
May 24, 2019
AML/CFT Consumer protection Custody +2 more
France’s former AMF/ACPR framework for digital asset service providers required registration for core services and offered optional licensing....
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