Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission issued the Guidelines for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms to regulate centralized exchanges and enhance investor protection under the SFO and AMLO. The rules require licensed operators to meet strict standards for asset custody, cybersecurity, and data protection. Thales helps VATPs achieve compliance through its Luna and ProtectServer HSMs for secure key management, SafeNet Trusted Access for MFA and identity control, and CipherTrust solutions for encryption, tokenization, and key lifecycle management. These tools ensure cold storage security, encrypted transactions, and protection against unauthorized access and ransomware attacks.

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