1) Some other thoughts on HK: twitter.com/AdamScochran/s
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3) In general a lot of the answer here is "we'll see". As notes, the SFC hasn't yet come out with the new policy, just noted that there _will be_ one.
So take everything here with a grain of salt.
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7) Anyway, just a long way of saying: sometimes these things are subtle and non-obvious.
The regulation doesn't come in a sudden. The SFC introduced an opt-in regulatory framework for crypto exchanges in November last year. A licence is expected to be needed to run a crypto currency trading platform. But i guess, there's a grey area.

