Meeting Hong Kong’s virtual asset standards

The SFC’s new Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) licensing regime has put investor protection in the spotlight for businesses operating in Hong Kong. Given the dynamic regulatory environment surrounding virtual assets and crypto-related activities, it’s crucial for businesses intending to operate VATPs in Hong Kong to stay on the front foot.

In this webinar, we examined how firms can ensure that their virtual asset activities meet the regulator’s standards around investor protection. We covered:

• a brief introduction on the SFC regulations and different virtual asset-related activities
• the licensing requirements for VATPs
• what we can learn from recent VATP licensing cases.