Is virtual currency transaction legal in Hong Kong

1. There are two reasons for the prohibition of virtual currency trading by the state:
1. The price fluctuates violently and the consumer protection is lacking:
virtual currency is the proct of network, and the digital information flowing in the network is beyond the control of all people. The code of cyberspace is the basis of the operation of virtual currency, investors can only operate through the front-end interface, seemingly "control" the virtual currency. The operator of the virtual currency service organization may become the actual controller of the virtual currency through the control code<
2. Avoiding supervision and becoming the "accomplice" of criminal activities
virtual currency transaction is not protected by law:
virtual currency transaction is not illegal, and it is not illegal to invest in virtual currency. But how to get involved in virtual currency transactions is illegal and illegal. It may be suspected of illegal fund-raising.

2. The transaction of virtual currency is a virtual currency transaction between normal players, which is legal according to the rules of the game. It depends on the agreement between you and the network operator.

3. It is illegal to buy and sell digital currency in China
according to the announcement on preventing the financing risks of token issuance jointly issued by the central bank and other seven ministries and commissions, the announcement points out that any so-called token financing trading platform shall not engage in the exchange business between legal tender and token and "virtual currency", and shall not buy or sell tokens or "virtual currency" as a central counter party, It is not allowed to provide pricing, information intermediary and other services for token or "virtual currency"
the announcement points out that token issuance financing refers to the so-called "virtual currency" raised from investors through the illegal sale and circulation of tokens. In essence, it is an unauthorized illegal public financing behavior, suspected of illegal sale of token bills, illegal issuance of securities, illegal fund-raising, financial fraud, pyramid schemes and other illegal criminal activities<
extended information:
the central bank said that the so-called "digital currency" in the market is not legal digital currency:
the central bank's gold and silver Bureau issued a "risk warning on issuing or promoting digital currency in the name of the people's Bank of China" on its official website, saying that recently, indivial enterprises falsely used the name of the central bank and labeled relevant digital procts as "authorized issuance of the people's Bank of China", Or they falsely claim that the central bank's digital currency promotion team is trying to deceive the public and make huge profits
the central bank said that the central bank has not issued legal digital currency, nor authorized any institutions and enterprises to issue legal digital currency, and there is no promotion team. At present, the so-called "digital currency" in the market is not legal digital currency. The central bank also suggested that the so-called "digital currency" launched by some institutions and enterprises and the so-called promotion of the central bank's issuance of digital currency may involve pyramid selling and fraud
in fact, virtual currencies such as bitcoin and lightcoin are representatives of the so-called digital currency. The central bank said in 2016 that it was studying China's legal digital currency. Yao Qian, director of the digital currency Research Institute of the people's Bank of China, previously told the media that the prototype scheme for the central bank to issue legal digital currency has completed two rounds of revision, and is expected to be tested in relatively closed application scenarios such as the bill market in the future, but there is no clear timetable for its launch
reference source: Xinhuanet - has anyone issued digital currency in the name of the central bank
source of reference: China Securities Regulatory Commission - Announcement on preventing financing risks of token issuance

4. From a policy point of view, it is definitely illegal in China. It is not allowed to set up a digital currency exchange in China, even if it is registered abroad and operated in China. However, there are many exchanges of this kind. If they are not strictly checked, they still have to go to the big exchanges.

5. At present, there is no clear regulatory department for such platforms

6.

The legal currency of Hong Kong is Hong Kong dollar. In most cases, Hong Kong dollar can be used, as well as US dollar, euro, Japanese yen and RMB. Hong Kong is a free port. All currencies can be directly used for trading, but only Hong Kong dollars must be used

Hong Kong dollar, or Hong Kong dollar, is the legal currency in circulation in Hong Kong. According to the basic law of Hong Kong and the Sino British Joint Declaration, Hong Kong's autonomy includes the right to issue its own currency. Its formal ISO 4217 is called HKD for short; The mark is HK $. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited announced on July 20, 2010 that they will launch the new series of Hong Kong dollar banknotes in 2010. Hong Kong has established a linked exchange rate system in which the issuance of Hong Kong dollar is linked to the US dollar. The US dollar held by the exchange fund supports the stability of Hong Kong dollar notes

the first banknotes in Hong Kong were issued by the Oriental Bank in 1845. Before the government passed the currency regulations in 1935, many banks issued banknotes, but these banknotes were mainly used for commercial transactions. The government only accepts the banknotes of some chartered banks as legal currency. After the Hong Kong government issued $5 coins in 1975, the issue of $5 notes ceased. In the 1990s, the government issued $10 coins, and banks stopped issuing $10 notes. Later, the Bank of China became one of the note issuing banks in Hong Kong. In 2002, the 10 yuan note was issued again by the monetary authority

extended information:

the new series of Hong Kong dollar banknotes in 2010 has five denominations and the same color as the banknotes in circulation. The first to be announced on the 20th is the design of new banknotes of HK $1000 and HK $500, which will be put into circulation in the fourth quarter of 2010 and early 2011 respectively. The designs of the remaining HK $100, HK $50 and HK $20 banknotes will be announced in 2012. According to reports, the new banknote has a number of advanced anti-counterfeiting features, and unifies the position of relevant features on five denominations of banknotes

a closer look shows that the characters "H" and "K" are made up of micro letters; Unified high transparency watermark: it is composed of Bauhinia Flower, denomination number and dot pattern; Fluoros pattern - the complete pattern can be seen by backlight, showing two fluorescent colors under ultraviolet light; Fluorescent banknote number - the number in line appears fluorescent red under ultraviolet light. Braille and touch line are added to the new banknotes for the first time to facilitate the visually impaired to identify the denomination of banknotes

source of reference: Internet - HKD

7. At present, there is no regulation on digital currency transaction in China
however, it is strongly recommended not to play with foreign platforms, which are easy to be hacked and frozen
for domestic platforms, please identify three major platforms: okex, fire coin and coin security
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