The approval means HashKey can provide “ETH staking services for spot ETFs,” said HashKey’s managing director, Terence Pu.
Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HashKey was granted approval on April 10 after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) provided regulatory guidance on staking services to Licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (VATPs) and authorized funds, the company disclosed on social media.
HashKey said it had become “one of the first” regulated Hong Kong exchanges to offer staking services.
