Hong Kong is expanding the ways investors can trade virtual assets, its financial regulator said on Wednesday, as the city races to become Asia's digital assets hub and attract capital. The Securities and Futures Commission will establish new licensing regimes for over-the-counter trading in virtual assets and for custody services,

Hong Kong is considering approving derivatives and margin lending in virtual assets for some investors, its financial regulator said on Wednesday, as the city seeks to boost its competitiveness as a digital assets hub and attract capital.