Effective
May 27, 2026
Hong Kong SFC guidance for authorised funds with more than 10% NAV exposure to virtual assets, covering eligible...
Crypto Policy Reference
Licensing & Registration
Crypto law profiles, official sources, milestones, and related coverage for Licensing & Registration.
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
Aug 1, 2025
Hong Kong subsidiary legislation specifying professional investors as the class of persons for section 9(2)(b)(iii) of the Stablecoins...
Effective
Jul 1, 2023
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more
Guernsey’s LCF Law puts VASPs under a Part III licensing regime covering exchange, transfer, custody and token-offer services,...
Not set
Effective
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FATF’s 2021 updated VA/VASP guidance clarifies how global AML/CFT standards apply to virtual assets, VASPs, stablecoins, P2P transfers,...
Effective
Jan 15, 2020
AML/CFT Custody Licensing & Registration +2 more
Gibraltar’s in-force framework for Part 7 permission of DLT and VAA providers, supervised by the GFSC through principles...
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