Hong Kong Mulls Letting Retail Investors Trade Crypto, Removing ‘Professional...
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. “We’ve had four years of experience in regulating this industry … We think that this may be actually a good time to really think carefully about whether we will continue with this professional investor-only requirement.” SFC Director on Crypto Regulation in Hong Kong Elizabeth Wong, director of licensing and head of the fintech unit of Hong....
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