Hong Kong SFC Lists Star Bridge Capital as Unlicensed; London Gold Liquidation Funds Deposited via USDT May Be Difficult to Recover
- The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has listed Star Bridge Capital and five related entities as unlicensed companies prohibited from engaging in regulated activities in Hong Kong or promoting services to Hong Kong residents.
- Star Bridge Capital experienced an abnormal liquidation incident involving London gold trading, after which its Hong Kong office was found to be empty.
- Some investor funds in the incident were deposited via USDT stablecoin, complicating fund tracing efforts.
- Hong Kong police have accepted the case and provisionally classified it as fraud, with no arrests made yet.
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has designated Star Bridge Capital, Star Bridge Capital Group, SBCFX, and three other related entities as unlicensed companies barred from conducting any regulated activities in Hong Kong or actively marketing their services to Hong Kong residents, whether domestically or internationally.
The action follows an abnormal liquidation incident involving London gold trading on Star Bridge Capital's platform. Following the incident, the company's Hong Kong office was discovered to be vacant. The incident has been reported to Hong Kong police, who have classified it as a fraud case, though no arrests have been made to date.
A complicating factor in the investigation is that some of the affected investor funds were deposited through USDT stablecoin transfers, which makes tracing and recovery of the funds significantly more difficult compared to traditional banking channels.
香港证监会将星桥资本列为无牌公司；伦敦黄金清算事件部分资金以USDT形式存入可能难以追回
香港证券及期货事务监察委员会已将星桥资本、星桥资本集团、SBCFX及另外三家关联实体列为无牌公司，禁止其在香港从事任何受规管活动，或在香港境内外向香港居民主动推广服务。
此举是在星桥资本平台发生伦敦黄金交易异常清算事件后做出的。事件发生后，该公司香港办公室已被发现人去楼空。此事已报警，香港警方已受理并暂时将其列为诈骗案件，目前尚未有人被逮捕。
调查中的一个复杂因素是，部分受影响投资者的资金是通过USDT稳定币转账存入的，这使得资金追踪和追回的难度远高于传统银行渠道。