Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warn of nonfungible token risks

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warn of nonfungible token risks

The regulatory agency's main concern was the rise of unregulated collective investment schemes in NFTs. On Monday, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released a statement warning investors about the risks of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, which have soared in popularity in recent years. The regulatory body wrote: "As with other virtual assets, NFTs are exposed to heightened risks, including illiquid secondary markets, volatility, opaque pricing, hacking and fraud. Investors should be mindful of these risks, and if they cannot fully understand them and bear the potential....


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