Hong Kong plans new licenses across 4 crypto services
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Hong Kong is preparing a bill for four new crypto licensing categories, covering dealing or trading, custody, advisory, and management services. The stated target is to have the bill before the end of 2026, with officials repeating that timeline.
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What it means
People offering or using crypto services in Hong Kong are the group most directly affected for now, because the government is setting out a licensing framework for dealing, custody, advisory, and management. The sector would be watching for which activities fall into each category once the bill appears before the end of 2026.
In practice, the main change is that four service lines are being named for licensing rather than left as a single general bucket. What stays unresolved is the exact wording of the bill and how each category will be applied, since only the four service types and the end-2026 timing are stated here.
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