Hong Kong’s finance chief fast-tracks crypto bills for stablecoins and OTC trading
The head of Hong Kong‘s finance department declared that the Legislative Council would receive bills regulating over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading and stablecoins as soon as possible. After public consultations, the government intends to introduce licensing laws for OTC crypto trading and stablecoin operations. Public talks regarding licenses for OTC crypto trading services were started this month and will end on April 12, as per a response from Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, in a response to the Legislative Council. In addition, a different consultation that ends on February 29 aims to regulate stablecoin issuers by