Policy Event Β· High impact

Hong Kong SFC Announces Perpetual Futures Framework for Institutions

SFC CEO Julia Leung announces high-level framework allowing licensed platforms to offer crypto perpetual futures to institutional investors. New margin lending rules for virtual assets also introduced.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around regulation, exchange in Hong Kong. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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