Here’s how Hong Kong is opening up to crypto

Jason Choi is the co-founder of Tangent Ventures and the host of Blockcrunch podcast. In this episode, Choi shares why Hong Kong's new Virtual Asset Service Provider ('VASP') licensing regime represents an "unapologetically bullish" shift in tone from regulators. Although the new laws effectively lift Hong Kong's prior ban on retail crypto trading, Choi still thinks it will take some time for Hong Kong to become a dominant hub for crypto: "A lot of crypto startups are effectively unbanked, especially startups that have to deal with crypto assets directly in high frequency such as exchanges... Without more banks actively supporting crypto businesses, it's a very hard to really thrive for crypto businesses." During this episode, Chaparro and Choi also discuss: The Asian VC landscape What's next for Web3 gaming Crypto market liquidity This episode is brought to you by our sponsors PayPal and CleanSpark. About PayPal Make your crypto move with PayPal. Get started today at PayPal.com/crypto About CleanSpark CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) is America’s Bitcoin Miner™. Visit cleanspark.com/theblock to learn more about the CleanSpark way.