2025-12-23 00:21:35

Hong Kong's insurance watchdog is tightening the screws on crypto exposure. The regulator just unveiled a proposal slapping a 100% risk weighting on insurers' direct cryptocurrency holdings—essentially treating digital assets as the riskiest category. The move opens a public consultation window from February through April, giving the industry two months to weigh in. This signals how traditional finance gatekeepers are recalibrating their stance on digital assets, potentially reshaping institutional investment strategies across the Asian financial hub.

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DeFiAlchemist

· 2025-12-25 18:08

*adjusts alchemical instruments* 100% risk weight? that's not regulation, that's straight-up financial transmutation theater... so they're basically saying crypto = maximum chaos tier? lmao the irony when traditional finance's own derivatives blow up quarterly but sure, let's crucify digital assets for existing 🔥

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StablecoinGuardian

· 2025-12-25 14:36

100% risk weight? Hong Kong is really going all out to crack down on the crypto industry. Traditional finance is truly scared.

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ProbablyNothing

· 2025-12-23 05:19

100% risk weight? Ha, the insurance companies really need to weigh this carefully, Hong Kong is really trying to crack down on encryption.

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GasFeeWhisperer

· 2025-12-23 00:51

100% risk weight? Hong Kong is going to smash the rice bowl of the crypto world... Two months of public opinion deadline is not enough, these old hands of TradFi have already thought it through.

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just_another_fish

· 2025-12-23 00:50

100% risk weight? Laughing to death, this is clearly saying "we don't want you".

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LiquidationKing

· 2025-12-23 00:50

100% risk weight? Laughing to death, this is the trap of the old-timers.

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SolidityStruggler

· 2025-12-23 00:50

100% risk weight? Ha, this is really trying to drive us to death, that's how TradFi works, once they don't understand, they just pump you up.

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DeFiCaffeinator

· 2025-12-23 00:49

100% risk weight? Ha, TradFi really takes us for bombs.

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OnchainHolmes

· 2025-12-23 00:28

100% risk weight? This is really demonizing the crypto world... But to be fair, this move in Hong Kong is a bit harsh, directly blocking the possibility for institutions to get on board.

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