On 3 November 2020, the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau launched a public consultation on the introduction of a new licensing framework for virtual asset service providers which will be administered by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
The new regime will be introduced under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance to enhance the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures currently in Hong Kong.
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