Hong Kong Will Inspect Offices of Crypto Platforms as Important Compliance Deadline Looms

By June 1, 2024, all crypto platforms providing trading services known as virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) in Hong Kong must be either licensed by the SFC or “deemed-to-be-licensed,” which is a temporary arrangement during the process to get fully compliant. Beyond that deadline, it would be a “criminal offence to operate in Hong Kong” in breach of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws, the SFC said.