Hong Kong Regulator Warns About Unregulated Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms ...

Hong Kong Regulator Warns About Unregulated Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms ...

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning about unregulated cryptocurrency trading platforms, particularly Binance. The regulator said that the crypto exchange is offering the trading of “stock tokens.” The SFC issued a statement Friday warning the public about unregulated crypto trading platforms. The regulator addressed Binance in particular, stating that the global crypto exchange may be offering trading services in “stock tokens” to Hong Kong investors. The SFC detailed: The SFC wishes to make it clear that no entity in the....


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