Hong Kong’s ambition of becoming a cryptocurrency hub is reportedly seeing subtle support from the Chinese government.
In October last year, the government of Hong Kong floated the idea of introducing its own bill to regulate crypto and allow retail investors to “directly invest into virtual assets” that could possibly be in contrast to China’s widespread crypto ban.
According to people familiar with the matter, Beijing officials have not been brazenly opposed to the idea. According to reports, it is understood that representatives from the China Liaison Office have been frequenting Hong Kong crypto gatherings seeking to understand what’s going on.
So far, their encounters with Beijing officials on the matter have been friendly, according to those familiar, which is being perceived by local crypto business operators that Beijing may be open to using Hong Kong as a testbed for crypto.
