Whitepaper Reading Club: Hub or Gatekeeper: Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Rulebook Grows Up
Hub or Gatekeeper: Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Rulebook Grows Up
Introduction of Hong Kong's virtual asset regime regulation development
Full Summary:
[ZH] https://drive.google.com/file/d/11CxCd_iCKiaoEoyVHSLcIW1BNymw4Tif/view?usp=sharing
[EG] https://drive.google.com/file/d/15191QqOgYaZM_dooPK10P3uNzUvDDbmt/view?usp=sharing
[EG] Virtual Assets in Hong Kong: Regulatory Developments Q4 2026
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jMLOYGI9WPobWGCf8jECucMGHvAZlQCG/edit?usp=sharing&rtpof=true&sd=true
Paper / source: https://www.hkdas.net/research-paper
Format
Short introduction and context setting to start.
A short walkthrough of the paper and its key ideas.
Questions and discussion grounded in the original source.
Moderator-led discussion with no promotions.
Session Guides:
🧠 Session Lead: Monin Ung
Guide
Managing Partner at MUNG Legal
🧠 Session Lead: Justin Lau
Guide
Lead Research and Author of Policy Research Paper at HKDAS (NGO), focus on educational insight of latest Hong Kong VA regulation.
🧠 Session Lead: Oscar Chang
Guide
Analyst at Gate Ventures
🙏 MUNG Legal
MUNG is the first dedicated Blockchain Law Firm in Hong Kong founded in 2018, with a focus on emerging technology sectors such as blockchain, AI, DeSci, and art-related intellectual property.
🙏 HKDAS 香港數碼資產學會
Hong Kong Digital Asset Society (HKDAS) is a non-profit organization in the Web3 field led and operated by a group of visionaries on a pro-bono basis.
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