Project Overview
Client Name
Confidential
Industry
Fintech and Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization
Services Provided
Tech Legal provided end-to-end legal and regulatory advisory services to the company in relation to its virtual asset trading platform.
Delivered By
Tech Legal. Blockchain and Digital Asset Legal Consultants.
Background
The Client is a privately held digital asset technology company established by a group of professionals with prior experience in financial services, fintech, and blockchain infrastructure. The Client’s core objective is to build a regulated, institution-grade Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) designed to serve both professional and retail users, with a strong emphasis on transparency, security, and regulatory compliance.
The Client intends to operate a centralised virtual asset trading platform offering spot trading in selected virtual assets, supported by integrated custody, wallet infrastructure, and fiat on-ramp/off-ramp services through regulated third-party partners. The proposed business model focuses on long-term sustainability rather than speculative trading volumes, targeting institutional participants, family offices, and sophisticated retail investors seeking access to virtual assets within a regulated environment.
Our Approach
Our engagement with the Client was structured around a regulatory-first, risk-based advisory approach, aimed at enabling informed decision-making while aligning the Client’s proposed business model with Hong Kong’s evolving virtual asset regulatory framework.
This included:
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Regulatory Scoping & Licensing Assessment
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Gap Analysis & Risk Identification
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Practical Compliance Structuring
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Forward-Looking Readiness & Regulatory Strategy
Outcome
As a result of our advisory, the Client achieved regulatory clarity on the applicability of Hong Kong’s VATP licensing framework and was equipped with a clear, risk-aligned compliance roadmap. This enabled the Client to refine its business model, strengthen governance and operational controls, and position itself as a compliance-first, institution-ready platform capable of engaging confidently with the SFC and prospective stakeholders.
