{
  "id": 5877584,
  "title": "Why Chelsea football shirts are making Hong Kong fans nervous about crypto laws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/why-chelsea-football-shirts-are-making-hong-kong-fans-nervous-about-5877584",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-06T01:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Tech",
    "slug": "scmp-tech",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366500/why-chelsea-football-shirts-are-making-hong-kong-fans-nervous-about-crypto-laws"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The recent sponsorship deal between Chelsea football club and stablecoin issuer Circle has raised concerns among Hong Kong fans and retailers regarding the legality of wearing or selling the new jerseys featuring the USDC logo. The FCA has warned Premier League clubs about partnerships with unauthorised crypto and finance businesses, and the HKMA has warned that it will be illegal to actively market unlicensed fiat-referenced stablecoins to the public. However, the HKMA has not issued clear guidelines on whether wearing the shirt constitutes promotional activity. Fans and retailers are uncertain whether they could be breaking the law, and blockchain expert Louis Li Sze-chung has expressed concerns that fans donning the new Chelsea shirt in public could also be problematic.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "Why Chelsea football shirts are making Hong Kong fans nervous about crypto laws",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/why-chelsea-football-shirts-are-making-hong-kong-fans-nervous-about",
        "published": "2026-09-06T01:00:13.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}