L'autorità di regolamentazione di Hong Kong prende di mira le aziende di criptovalute che si spacciano per banche

AICoin官方 · 2024-11-15T11:35:26.000Z

L'Hong Kong Monetary Authority, la banca centrale de facto, ha avvertito oggi che due società di criptovalute estere si sono spacciate per banche. Ciò avviene mentre i regolatori locali intensificano gli sforzi per combattere le frodi nel mezzo della spinta della regione a stabilirsi come hub delle criptovalute. In una dichiarazione rilasciata venerdì, l'HKMA ha osservato che una società estera di criptovalute si è presentata come una banca, mentre l'altra società ha descritto il suo prodotto di carta offerto sul suo sito web come carta bancaria. "L'HKMA è preoccupata che tali affermazioni da parte di queste aziende inducano i consumatori a credere che siano banche autorizzate a Hong Kong e siano sotto la supervisione dell'HKMA, e che tali prodotti e servizi siano forniti da banche autorizzate a Hong Kong", ha affermato l'HKMA. "Tali atti potrebbero costituire una violazione dell'Ordinanza bancaria".

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the de facto central bank, warned today that two overseas cryptocurrency firms have misrepresented themselves as banks. This comes as local regulators intensify efforts to combat fraud amid the region’s push to establish itself as a crypto hub.
In a statement released on Friday, the HKMA noted that one overseas crypto firm represented itself as a bank and the other firm described its card product offered on its website as bank card.
“The HKMA is concerned that such claims by these firms mislead consumers to believe they are licensed banks in Hong Kong and are under the HKMA’s supervision, and such products and services are provided by licensed banks in Hong Kong,” the HKMA said. “Such acts may constitute a contravention of the Banking Ordinance.”
The HKMA did not disclose the names of the two firms. The Block reached out to the HKMA for comment.
Hong Kong has rolled out the welcome mat for crypto firms. In June 2023, it officially started a crypto licensing regime for crypto trading platforms, allowing licensed exchanges to offer retail trading services. The regulator has so far granted three licenses to OSL Exchange, HashKey Exchange and HKVAX.
Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, said last month that the government plans to extend tax concessions for particular investments, including those in cryptocurrencies, by the end of this year.
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