Zug-headquartered SEBA Bank has received a license from Hong Kong’s markets watchdog to conduct regulated activities related to digital assets.

SEBA has received a license from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, according to a statement. 

It will allow SEBA to «deal in and distribute all securities, including virtual assets-related products, such as OTC derivatives and structured products with underlying virtual assets; advise on securities and virtual assets; and conduct asset management for discretionary accounts in both traditional securities and virtual assets».

Three Hubs

The new license will bring the total number of regulated hubs in which the Zug-based crypto bank operates to three, alongside Switzerland and Abu Dhabi.

«Hong Kong has been at the center of the crypto economy since Bitcoin’s inception, and we are very pleased to have added this Hong Kong license,» said group CEO Franz Bergmueller. «This regulatory clarity not only benefits our business but also supplements Hong Kong’s status as a global financial services hub, home to a multitude of market leaders in banking, asset management, and capital markets.»