Hong Kong authorities allow intermediaries to provide virtual asset pledge services

The Hong Kong SFC and HKMA released a circular on virtual asset regulations, allowing intermediaries to offer staking services. They must maintain compliance, operate through licensed accounts, and disclose risks to clients.

Intermediaries need to ensure clients meet net worth requirements and provide risk disclosure statements, particularly about futures contracts, excluding institutional and qualified corporate investors.

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