Asia & Pacific · Premium track
Hong Kong.
Its regulator is the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Hong Kong is one of 15 Premium-track jurisdictions we run, and one of 8 we cover in Asia & Pacific.
Hong Kong at a glance.
- Licence
- Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) licence
- Regulator
- Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
- Mandatory since
- 1 June 2023
- Key people
- At least two SFC-approved Responsible Officers
- Custody
- Via a wholly-owned subsidiary (no third-party custody)
- Capital
- Substantial paid-up + liquid capital (custody arm HKD 10M)
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