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PANews, February 11 – According to the official website, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued new guidelines today, allowing licensed brokers providing virtual asset trading services to expand their related service scope to include margin financing. At the same time, the SFC has established a high-level framework to provide guidance to virtual asset trading platforms, assisting them in formulating proposals for leveraged products related to virtual assets intended for professional investors. The SFC is expanding product and service diversity according to its ASPIRe roadmap. As one of the latest measures, the SFC now allows virtual asset brokers to provide virtual asset financing services to their securities margin clients, provided that sufficient collateral is in place and robust investor protection measures are established. This move is expected to encourage margin clients with strong credit standing and collateral to participate more actively in virtual asset trading, thereby increasing market liquidity within a controllable risk framework. For licensed virtual asset trading platforms, the SFC has, for the first time, established a high-level framework to guide them in developing perpetual contracts that are leveraged products available only to professional investors. This aims to assist investors in implementing risk management strategies and enhance the spot market liquidity of related assets. To ensure investor protection, the framework outlines requirements for high transparency in product design, clear disclosures, and robust operational monitoring measures for these leveraged products. To further promote virtual asset trading activities, the SFC permits affiliates of licensed virtual asset trading platforms to act as market makers on their platforms, provided that strong safeguards are in place to mitigate conflicts of interest. The participation of these affiliates is expected to bring additional liquidity channels to licensed virtual asset trading platforms. Earlier today, it was reported that Leung Fung-yee announced three new initiatives regarding virtual asset regulation, including margin financing and perpetual contracts.

Gelonghui, February 11th - Boston Dynamics, the robotics subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, announced that its CEO Robert Playter will step down. This leadership change has sparked market expectations that the automaker will accelerate the commercialization of its robotics business. Hyundai Motor Group acquired a majority stake in Boston Dynamics in 2021. In January this year, Hyundai Motor stated that it plans to deploy humanoid robots produced by Boston Dynamics at its manufacturing plant in Georgia, USA.

Foresight News reported that Pantera Capital Managing Partner Paul Veradittakit stated at the Consensus 2026 conference that Pantera currently manages $6 billion, and 2025 will be the year with the largest capital deployment in the institution’s history. Although the number of crypto transactions has dropped by 42%, venture capital funding has increased by 14% year-on-year, and the market has shifted towards high-quality projects. The proportion of bitcoin held by institutions has risen from 4% to 15%, and major banks and financial institutions such as JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Stripe are deeply involved in the crypto sector. Paul Veradittakit believes that 2026 will be the “Year of Utility” for cryptocurrencies, with investment themes covering the integration of AI and crypto, tokenized RWA (such as stocks, gold, and real estate), stablecoins, and AI agent infrastructure. He pointed out that the Asian market has significant advantages in retail, decentralized perpetual contract trading, and prediction markets. For developers, he recommends prioritizing product-market fit and building sustainable businesses, rather than merely pursuing tokens and quick speculation.