Edwin Wong, Vice President and Head of Risk Control at KuCoin, outlined a four-pillar framework for evaluating digital-asset infrastructure at the CYPHER ASIA Intelligent Crypto Finance Summit in Hong Kong on Aug. 28, 2026. The framework covers legal and regulatory trust, technological trust, security trust and enduring trust. Wong said institutionalization is changing market benchmarks beyond growth and access, placing greater weight on governance, operational resilience, security, risk management and long-term accountability. He argued that trust must be supported by verifiable evidence, effective controls and sustained execution rather than promises alone. Wong also said a trusted ecosystem requires specialized participants in asset issuance, custody, risk management and market infrastructure to work within clearly defined responsibilities. The remarks come as Hong Kong advances its regulatory framework, tokenization initiatives and financial infrastructure for digital assets. KuCoin said it was founded in 2017 and has more than 45 million users across 200+ countries and regions, offering 1,500+ digital assets alongside spot, futures, institutional wealth management and Web3 wallet services.