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Hong Kong Crypto Exchange for German founders

Setting up a crypto exchange in Hong Kong as a German founder is a three-variable problem: the Hong Kong entity, the crypto exchange regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.

Hong Kong entity

Offshore claim requires substance and operational evidence

Crypto Exchange considerations

CEX or hybrid trading venue with custody and matching engine.

German UBO exposure

AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.

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