The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has officially approved the listing of two new digital assets, Hedera (HBAR) and The Graph (GRT), on the Luno digital asset exchange. This approval allows Luno to expand its list of regulated cryptocurrencies to 22, which is currently the most extensive offering available to Malaysian investors.

The newly listed assets represent the second batch of digital currencies to be approved by the SC in 2025, a move aimed at enabling investors to explore a broader segment of the crypto ecosystem and diversify their portfolios within a regulated environment. 

Hedera (HBAR) is a high-performance, energy-efficient public network that leverages hashgraph consensus for fast, secure, and low-cost transactions. The Graph (GRT) is a decentralised indexing protocol designed to enable the efficient querying of blockchain data for developers building decentralised applications.

Luno’s country manager for Malaysia, Scarlett Chai, said the company was pleased with the approval from SC, noting that customers would have immediate access to the new assets.

“We’re pleased to receive SC’s approval in listing HBAR and GRT to all Malaysians, with our customers having first access to invest and trade them starting today,” she said in a statement.

Chai explained that the introduction of any new digital asset only occurs after a stringent screening process to ensure it is suitable and feasible for the market.

“The addition of these two digital assets follows a rigorous screening process by Luno, which evaluates potential assets against strict technical, regulatory, and legal criteria to ensure their feasibility and suitability for introduction in Malaysia, as well as other markets across APAC, Europe, and Africa,” she said.

She added that shortlisted coins are then proposed to the SC for final approval before being made available to the public.

To date, Luno has submitted over 25 digital asset proposals to the Securities Commission, with 22 now approved and available on its platform. In the first half of this year, Luno has launched four new digital assets, including Algorand, NEAR Protocol, Hedera, and The Graph, and has also expanded its staking services to include Polkadot, NEAR Protocol, and Cosmos.

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• Digital Assets
• GRT
• HBAR
• Hedera
• Luno Malaysia
• Scarlett Chai
• Securities Commission