- The director of licensing and head of the fintech unit of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has confirmed that the regulator is considering allowing retail investors to invest directly in crypto assets.
- The director confirmed that the SFC is currently considering allowing retail investors to “directly invest into virtual assets”.
- Centralized exchanges that provide crypto trading services and intend to offer trading of at least one security token may apply to the SFC for a license.
Hong Kong Mulls Letting Retail Investors Trade Crypto, Removing ‘Professional Investor-Only Requirement’
