{"id":25180,"date":"2025-07-08T17:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/hong-kong-crypto-firms-shares-surge-amid-regulatory-optimism\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T17:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:19:33","slug":"hong-kong-crypto-firms-shares-surge-amid-regulatory-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/hong-kong-crypto-firms-shares-surge-amid-regulatory-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Crypto Firms&#8217; Shares Surge Amid Regulatory Optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shares of cryptocurrency companies in Hong Kong have risen, buoyed by investor optimism. Market participants anticipate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legco.gov.hk\/yr2025\/english\/counmtg\/agenda\/cm20250521.htm\">launch<\/a> of a licensing system for stablecoin issuers.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of brokerage firm Guotai Junan International increased by 28%, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/1788.HK\/\">Yahoo Finance<\/a>. The stock of licensed crypto exchange OSL <a href=\"https:\/\/hk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/0863.HK\/\">rose<\/a> by 8%, while the shares of <a href=\"https:\/\/hk.finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/2586.HK\/\">Dmall Inc<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/8540.HK\/\">Victory Securities<\/a> climbed by 10% and 33%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in stock prices is linked to recent successes of these companies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.hkexnews.hk\/listedco\/listconews\/sehk\/2025\/0625\/2025062500385.pdf\">Guotai Junan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sec.victorysec.com.hk\/en\/article\/correspondences\/read\/fq8ti50bz8rm92n9csr1uzei\">Victory Securities<\/a> have received regulatory approval to trade crypto assets. OSL is one of the platforms with a retail license. Dmall <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.hkexnews.hk\/listedco\/listconews\/sehk\/2025\/0703\/2025070302129.pdf\">is preparing to apply<\/a> for stablecoin issuance and is already purchasing bitcoin through the HashKey exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Investor interest is further fueled by the upcoming implementation of rules for &#8220;stablecoins&#8221; starting August 1. The new regime will require issuers to obtain a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. According to Financial Services Minister Christopher Hui, authorities may issue only <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mingpao.com\/pns\/%E8%A6%81%E8%81%9E\/article\/20250707\/s00001\/1751825171052\/%E8%A8%B1%E6%AD%A3%E5%AE%87-%E7%A9%A9%E5%AE%9A%E5%B9%A3%E7%89%8C%E7%85%A7%E5%B9%B4%E5%85%A7%E7%99%BC-%E8%83%BD%E5%90%A6%E6%8E%9B%E9%88%8E%E4%BA%BA%E5%B9%A3%E7%99%BC%E5%B9%A3-%E7%A8%B1%E5%A6%82%E6%B6%89%E5%8F%B8%E6%B3%95%E6%AC%8A%E5%8D%80%E8%B2%A8%E5%B9%A3%E9%A0%88%E8%A8%8E%E8%AB%96\">a few such permits<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>The buzz around stablecoins is also linked to statements by the head of the People&#8217;s Bank of China. In June, Pan Gongsheng <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/fortune\/20250618\/4ea1da45ec334590865559f8609c703b\/c.html\">acknowledged<\/a> that they are transforming the global payment infrastructure. Against this backdrop, the issuance of &#8220;stablecoins&#8221; pegged to the offshore yuan is actively discussed in the region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on B2B<\/h2>\n<p>IDA co-founder Sean Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/329038\/shenzhen-warns-stablecoin-scams-neighboring-hong-kong\">described<\/a> Hong Kong&#8217;s regulation as &#8220;very progressive.&#8221; According to him, it allows for greater openness to international markets by permitting the issuance of multi-currency stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lee noted the high entry barrier to the market. In his view, Hong Kong is focused on B2B applications rather than retail users. This is partly due to the public&#8217;s low awareness of &#8220;stablecoins&#8221; and the already developed internal digital payment system.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Hong Kong customs <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hong-kong-authorities-to-develop-aml-tool-for-cryptocurrencies\">announced<\/a> work on a tool designed to track cryptocurrency transactions aimed at money laundering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shares of cryptocurrency companies in Hong Kong have risen, buoyed by investor optimism. Market participants anticipate the launch of a licensing system for stablecoin issuers. Shares of brokerage firm Guotai Junan International increased by 28%, according to Yahoo Finance. The stock of licensed crypto exchange OSL rose by 8%, while the shares of Dmall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[832,36,807],"class_list":["post-25180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-hong-kong","tag-regulation","tag-stablecoins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"33","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}