https://www.scmp.com/rss/510982/feed Andrew Leelarthaepin is the managing director for Asia Pacific of Bitstamp, the world’s original and longest running cryptocurrency exchange. He is the former head of foreign exchange at CGS-CIMB Securities and head of e-business at UOB Kay Hian. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Andrew Leelarthaepin Andrew Leelarthaepin Hong Kong’s long-anticipated law governing cryptocurrency has finally been put before the Legislative Council, with the first and second readings of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022. The law is significant in bringing Hong Kong into the group of major financial centres creating cryptocurrency regulatory structures. Importantly, when viewed as part of regulations and guidance from bodies such as the Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184648/law-governing-cryptocurrency-will-boost-hong-kongs-leap-virtual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184648/law-governing-cryptocurrency-will-boost-hong-kongs-leap-virtual?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jul 2022 05:15:19 +0000 Andrew Leelarthaepin Andrew Leelarthaepin Change is coming for Hong Kong’s digital asset markets with the Legislative Council likely to consider new regulation governing blockchain and cryptocurrencies soon. The momentum has been building for five years through the publication of white papers and statements from the Monetary Authority, Financial Services and Treasury Bureau, and Securities and Futures Commission. An analysis of these regulatory pronouncements suggests that Hong Kong will see a more professional and institutionalised... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3152561/how-new-blockchain-cryptocurrency-rules-can-give-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3152561/how-new-blockchain-cryptocurrency-rules-can-give-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:45:11 +0000