Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Consensus Hong Kong's first day wrapped up with the promise of new financial products tied to crypto in the Special Administrative Region of China. Hong Kong's chief executive and financial secretary and the CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission all laid out their priorities for regulation, saying Hong Kong would begin issuing stablecoin licenses next month, publish a framework for perpetual contracts and otherwise work to develop the local crypto economy. Financial Secretary Paul Cha ...