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Hong Kong’s ZA Bank to Roll Out Virtual Asset Retail Services as New Regulations Approach
2.5.2024
Hong Kong’s ZA Bank, a unit of China's ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance, is reportedly exploring ways to offer virtual asset-related services after new regulations for digital assets launch in June.
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Hong Kong Launches Asia’s First Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
30.4.2024
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange debuts three spot Bitcoin ETFs and three spot Ethereum ETFs as Asia’s first spot virtual asset ETFs, offering more choices for investors.
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MoJ and prosecution promote ‘Virtual Asset Joint Fund’ formalization
29.4.2024
The emergence of virtual assets has altered the financial landscape, necessitating heightened efforts to prevent crimes like money laundering. The Ministry of Justice and the prosecution are supporting the formation of a Virtual Asset Joint Investigation Team by the Seoul Southern District...
Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai
18.4.2024
The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license
Dubai’s VARA Aims to Facilitate Smaller Crypto Entities, Acknowledges Imperfections in Regulations
11.4.2024
Matthew White, CEO of Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), expressed the watchdog's commitment to easing the regulatory burden for smaller cryptocurrency entities.
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Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License
3.4.2024
Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the Dubai virtual assets regulator. The license, which covers spot and derivative trading, will remain non-operational until Deribit meets the regulator’s localization...
Deribit To Set Up Global HQ in Dubai As VARA Grants Conditional License
2.4.2024
Deribit, the world's largest crypto options exchange, said Tuesday that its Dubai-based subsidiary was granted a conditional virtual asset service provider license by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA).
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HKVAEX, Linked to Binance, Withdraws License Application from Hong Kong’s SFC
29.3.2024
HKVAEX, linked to the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, has withdrawn its virtual asset trading platform license application from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) post deadline.
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Stratis Blockchain Receives Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Registration in Spain
28.3.2024
Stratis' Layer 1 blockchain platform is now authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat exchange services and crypto custodial services to users within the Spanish market.
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HashKey Partners with Victory Securities for Enhanced Custody and Trading Services
28.3.2024
HashKey Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission licensed Victory Securities collaborate to bolster virtual asset trading and custody solutions for investors in Hong Kong.
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Fewer Than 30% of Jurisdictions Globally Have Started Regulating Crypto: FATF Chief
28.3.2024
Globally, less than 30% of jurisdictions have started regulating the crypto sector as of June 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President T. Raja Kumar told CoinDesk in an interview from Singapore
Hong Kong Securities Regulator Issues Warning Against ‘Unlicensed’ Crypto Platform Bybit
16.3.2024
The Hong Kong securities regulator has labelled the crypto platform Bybit an unlicensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP). The regulator has also added Bybit’s products to its alert list of suspicious investment products. The Hong Kong regulator also advised the public to stop patronizing...
Hong Kong's Markets Regulator Issues Warning Against Crypto Exchange Bybit
14.3.2024
Hong Kong's markets regulator identified Bybit as a suspicious cryptocurrency exchange and placed several of its products on its suspicious investment products list
South Korea Aims To Launch Virtual Asset Tracking System to Ensure Tax Transparency
11.3.2024
South Korea plans to launch a tracking system that aims to ensure virtual asset users aren’t avoiding taxes. The National Tax Service has reportedly chosen a consulting firm to develop a sophisticated system for overseeing these assets.
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Crypto Lender Nexo Receives Initial Approval for Dubai License from VARA
5.3.2024
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has awarded a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license to Bulgarian decentralized lending platform Nexo.
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Hong Kong SFC Warns of Websites Impersonating Regulated Crypto Exchanges
4.3.2024
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a public warning today, urging investors to be cautious of suspicious websites impersonating legitimate virtual asset trading platforms.
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Matrixport Files Virtual Asset Trading License Application with Hong Kong SFC
28.2.2024
Matrixport applied for a virtual asset trading license with Hong Kong's securities regulator on Feb. 26. A roster published on the Securities and Futures Commission website showed that the platform's Hong Kong-based branch is called Flying Hippo Technologies.
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Argentina to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges With Executive Order
23.2.2024
The government of Argentina is reportedly preparing to regulate cryptocurrency service providers with an executive order. The measure would be directed to keep Argentina out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list, putting crypto service lenders under the oversight of the local...
Crypto.com Applies For Crypto Exchange License With Hong Kong SFC
14.2.2024
Crypto.com, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has thrown its hat into the ring for a license to operate in Hong Kong. The company submitted an application to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on February 9th, seeking approval to operate as a virtual asset trading platform...
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Aquanow Obtains VASP License in Dubai
13.2.2024
Canadian-based crypto infrastructure firm Aquanow acquired a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from financial authorities in Dubai. In a Feb 12 announcement, Aquanow disclosed that it received the regulatory nod from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai to offer...