by Titus | Jun 4, 2026 | Crypto
The day the SFC approval lands is the day the easy part ends.A lot of founders treat the virtual asset trading platform licence as a finish line. You spent eighteen months and a fortune getting it, so it feels like one. The SFC sees it the opposite way. To the...
by Titus | Jun 4, 2026 | Crypto
In June 2025, Singapore gave a slice of its crypto industry an ultimatum: get licensed by the end of the month, or stop. The rule hit firms incorporated in Singapore that served only customers abroad, the offshore-only model a lot of exchanges and token shops had...
by Titus | Jun 4, 2026 | Crypto
On 10 April 2026, the HKMA granted Hong Kong’s first two stablecoin issuer licences. One went to HSBC. The other went to Anchorpoint Financial, the joint venture behind Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong bank, HKT and Animoca Brands. By the application...
by Titus | Jun 4, 2026 | Crypto
If you charge a client for a view on Bitcoin, Ethereum, a stablecoin or any other virtual asset, and you do that from Hong Kong, you’re about to need a licence. Same if you run a virtual asset portfolio on a discretionary basis for someone else. The regime...
by Titus | Jun 4, 2026 | Crypto
Since the turn of this decade, the conversation about virtual asset regulation in Hong Kong was really one conversation: do you need a VATP licence or don’t you? By the end of 2026, there will be at least five separate licences sitting under the regulatory...
by Titus | Nov 24, 2025 | Blog, Criminal, Crypto, Investment
Intro For many crypto investors and traders in Hong Kong, the promise of digital-assets brings opportunity — but recent enforcement shows a harsh truth: you can be both a victim and a suspect. One moment you believe you’re participating in a legitimate trade;...
