#HongKong, one of Asia’s biggest international financial centers, *today* just formally approved retail trading of #crypto assets. Effective 1 June 2023.
1/ Hong Kong will allow retail traders to trade crypto (was resticted to professional/accredited investors only before)
2/ Onboarding requirements still require retail users to fill out a risk tolerance assessment test
3/ Utility tokens required to have 12-months of track record before listing (no primary offerings)
4/ Security tokens will not be available to retail traders, as HKEX has a legal monopoly on trading of equities in Hong Kong
5/ Stablecoins not allowable to be traded by retail users under HKMA stablecoin policy gets finalized
6/ SFC still requires that listed tokens be included in at least 2 “acceptable indices” at a minimum
7/ Trading platforms can’t do giveaways but there’s an exception for giving away discounts of fees
8/ Custody of assets should be fully financially covered by trading platforms, but only 50% of assets in cold storage need to be insured. Can have self-coverage but need to hold reserve assets in same assets as client.
9/ Derivatives still not formally approved for retail or institutions; will be evaluated later
10/ Earning, lending/borrowing products not allowed
11/ Full travel rule compliance required
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2/ Celsius and Bitfinex:
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