The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament kicks off Friday for the first time since Covid-19 hit. While the city’s pandemic regulations remain strict, Chris Brooke, chairman of the Hong Kong Rugby U...
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BYD Retains EV Crown Over Tesla As Mainland Investors Buy Big In Hong Kong
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were down following the Fed’s 75 basis point interest rate hike as the US dollar surged overnight and the Asia dollar index hit a 52-week low. Thai...
Ripple’s APAC Policy Chief Sees Hopeful Shift in Hong Kong Crypto Statement; Dogecoin Soars Again
BTC and ETH were recently changing hands sideways with the largest cryptocurrency in market value down a smidgen and ether in the green. Bitcoin held its place snuggling above the $20,000 threshold it...
SBF criticizes Hong Kong’s license regime as the government consults the public on retail crypto investment
Sam Bankman Fried calls Hong Kong crypto regulations “classist.” Hong Kong is seeking public opinion on allowing retail investors crypto access. SBF and other investors are skeptical of Hong Kong’s re...
Hong Kong’s crypto plans could be a ‘test center’ opportunity for China, PCG’s Li says
Hong Kong is still a great financial hub for capital, for the world and particularly the Asia market, Richard Li, chairman at Pacific Century Group, a private investment group. “I still feel that Hong...
GameStop NFT market goes live, Hong Kong’s NFT concept and more
The nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace for American video game retailer GameStop has officially gone live on Ethereum layer-2 blockchain ImmutableX, all part of the latest Web3 push from the gaming r...
Hong Kong Moves to Introduce Regulatory Policies on Crypto Trading
Hong Kong is making moves to legalize the trading of cryptocurrencies in the country as part of its effort to become a crypto hub in the Asia-Pacific region despite China’s outright ban on the asset c...
Hodlnaut Lost $190M from Hong Kong Branch in TerraUSD Wreck
A report from the interim judicial manager has uncovered that cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut’s Hong Kong branch lost nearly $190 million during the collapse of the Terra/Luna digital token in Ma...
Hong Kong Outlines New Rules For Crypto Futures ETF Issuers
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, on Monday, published a detailed circular of the requirements exchange-traded fund managers need to meet to list their crypto products in the c...
Hong Kong financial regulator issues guidelines for crypto futures ETFs
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has set up requirements for entities considering a public offering of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to cryptocurrency futures. In an Oct. 31 cir...
Hong Kong’s Sudden Crypto-Friendly Disposition Provokes Many Mixed Reactions From Industry Players – crypto.news
On Monday, Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, said it would be adopting a welcoming approach to digital assets to regain its “fast slipping crown” of being a global hub for cryptocurrency servi...
SBF thinks Hong Kong could become the Web3 hub of Asia
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) spoke at Hong Kong’s FinTech Week 2022 and said that Hong Kong had real potential to become the Web3 hub of Asia, as reported by Forkast News. SBF said that locatio...
Hong Kong issues policy statement on virtual assets
The Hong Kong government has today issued a policy statement on virtual assets, setting out its stance for a vibrant ecosystem. Hong Kong is throwing its hat into the ring to become the go-to digital ...
Hong Kong: Latest regulatory update might make retail crypto-trading legal soon
Hong Kong regulators have disclosed plans to investigate exposing the cryptocurrency sector to ordinary investors. According to a government announcement this morning, the Securities and Futures Commi...
Hong Kong Set to Legalize Retail Crypto Trades
– Advertisement – Hong Kong has made a proposal to authorize cryptocurrency trades for retail investors. A year after proposing to limit cryptocurrency trades to institutional investors,...
Hong Kong Mulls Lifting Retail Crypto Ban
Hong Kong issued guidance in May of last year limiting crypto trading to professional investors Stablecoin regulation and a number of pilot projects are being weighed for the benefit of financial inno...
Hong Kong Prepares To Take Over Singapore’s Retail Crypto Sector
The growth and increasing cryptocurrency adoption have brought different reactions in many places. Some are entirely embracing the industry and its numerous opportunities with innovative ideas. But so...
Hong Kong Bounces Back, Plans To Legalize Crypto Trading
Hong Kong aims to become a global hub, and thus, has planned to begin a discussion on legalizing cryptocurrency trading by individual investors as part of a more significant effort to rebuild the city...
Hong Kong regulator announces plan to launch mainstream crypto ETF
As cryptocurrencies move into the mainstream, different jurisdictions are working towards launching related products amid increased demand from investors. In this line, Hong Kong is the latest region...
Hong Kong’s Crypto-Friendly Plans Get Mixed Reviews From Billionaires And Industry Players
Sam Bankman-Fried, cofounder and CEO of FTX. Lam Yik/Bloomberg Hong Kong said that it would adopt a welcoming approach to digital assets on Monday as it seeks to regain its status as a global cryptocu...
Hong Kong issues policy statement on crypto
The Hong Kong government issued a crypto policy statement that clarified its plans to develop “a vibrant sector and ecosystem” for the nascent industry on October 31. The policy statement marks a key ...
FTX Founder says Hong Kong Could be Top Blockchain Hub in Asia
Crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said that, unlike the West, although Asia does not have a key web3, blockchain and cryptocurrency hotspot, Hong Kong could emerge as a leader in that sect...
Hong Kong Government Opens Arms to Crypto Firms and Investors
Hong Kong: Things are afoot. The government has turned the corner on crypto and now wishes to fully embrace it. On Oct. 31, the Hong Kong government issued a policy statement on the development of vir...
Hong Kong To Soon Make Crypto Trading Legal for Retail Investors
On Monday, October 31, the government of Hong Kong came up with an official policy document that would legalize retail crypto trading in the region. Over the last week, there have been some key develo...
Key for China’s crypto comeback is Hong Kong
Next crypto bull run will be tied to when China embraces the crypto market – Hayes Arthur Hayes is the former CEO of BitMEX Hong Kong may become the testing ground for Beijing to experiment with crypt...
Hong Kong aims to become a hub by legalizing retail cryptocurrency trading
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage In contrast to the city’s skepticism of previous years and the prohibition in place in mainland China, Hong Kong is turning towar...
Retail Crypto Trading to be Legalized in Hong Kong
Hong Kong plans to implement new rules that will allow retail cryptocurrency trading there. The action is a deliberate step in a plan to establish a global crypto hub. The initiative, which is slated ...
Hong Kong looks to legalise retail crypto trading: report
Cryptocurrency news out of Hong Kong indicate that market regulators in the city of over 7 million people are looking to legalise crypto trading for retail investors. The efforts are part of Hong Kong...
Singapore Retreat Will Be Hong Kong’s Gain in Crypto Sector
There’s a major rejig set to happen in Asia’s retail crypto landscape. While on one hand, Singapore is retreating from its crypto-friendly status, Hong Kong is making fresh moves to establish itself a...
Hong Kong, Singapore Sees Diverging Approaches to Retail Crypto Trading
Hong Kong is planning to shift to a friendlier approach towards cryptocurrencies starting next year, according to a Bloomberg report, while neighbouring Singapore is planning to impose fresh restricti...
Study Finds Nearly 60% of Hong Kong and Singapore’s Super Rich Have Invested in Digital Assets – Featured Bitcoin News
According to a study jointly published by KPMG China and Aspen Digital, about 58% of Singapore and Hong Kong’s family offices and high-net-worth individuals have invested in digital assets. Reports su...
Hong Kong-based Q9 Wins Approval To Run Crypto Services In Dubai
The Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm Q9 Capital secures its provisional license from the VARA regulatory to operate in the UAE. The platform joins the list of other big names like Binance, Crypt...