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Hong Kong Busts Money Laundering Ring Using Tether to Wash Millions
16.7.2021
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested four people suspected of money laundering a total of $155 million through cryptocurrency wallets and bank accounts. The city’s customs agency said this was its first case in which virtual money had been used to launder dirty cash. Money Laundering...
Smuggler Arrested With CPUs Strapped To His Body
14.7.2021
Last week customs officials working at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge stopped a truck driver who they thought was looking “nervous”. With good reason; after searching him they found the dude was literally strapped with concealed...CPUs.Read more
Sotheby’s Sells Rare Diamond for $12.3M in Crypto
9.7.2021
The auction house said "a milestone was reached in the adoption of cryptocurrencies."
Shanghai Man: Central bank speaks out, BTC searches down and HK fund backs Animoca
9.7.2021
PBoC says no to virtual currencies, Jack Ma's fund invests $50m into NFT game maker, searches for BTC in China at 90 day low
Meitu loses $17.3M on Bitcoin, gains $14.7M on Ether
8.7.2021
Meitu has reported losses of $17.3 million on its Bitcoin holdings, with its Ether investment having gained $14.7 million despite the recent crypto downturn
Censorship resistance: Hong Kong's Apple Daily archives preserved by artist Kevin Abosch
6.7.2021
When 20 years of pro-democracy journalism is under threat, blockchain's potential for censorship-resistance is brought into focus
Bithumb Hong Kong subsidiaries reportedly face civil suit from Thai partner
6.7.2021
A Thai firm claims that Bithumb’s Hong Kong subsidiaries caused them serious damage by unilaterally halting its business in Thailand
HK production company plans to launch crypto-themed drama series on NFTs
5.7.2021
The series will reportedly incorporate interactive features from video games, allowing viewers to collect scenes, characters and props within the story after its run time
Activists archive Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper on blockchain
24.6.2021
Following a national security probe, pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily printed its final edition and shut down its website
Asian Algorithmic Trading Company Amber Group Reaches Unicorn Status
23.6.2021
Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading company, has attained “unicorn” status. The company managed to raise $100 million in its Series B funding round. With the new influx, the company is now valued at one billion dollars, making it a unicorn. Amber Group’s strategy...
Sotheby’s Auctioning Rare Diamond Worth $15 Million, Cryptocurrencies Accepted
22.6.2021
Sotheby’s, the world’s largest auction house, is auctioning a rare, 101.38-carat flawless diamond estimated to be worth $15 million, and cryptocurrencies are accepted. Biggest Auction House Accepts Cryptocurrencies Sotheby’s announced Monday that it is auctioning a rare...
Hong Kong brokerage Futu halts crypto futures over regulatory issues
17.6.2021
Non-futures crypto products like Grayscale Bitcoin Trust are reportedly still available on Futu Securities
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and ConsenSys create COVID-19 digital passport
15.6.2021
The COVID-19 Digital Health Passport will be trialed by healthcare professionals in Hong Kong. Later on, patients will be able to access the passport through a mobile app
Shanghai Man: Bitcoin interest drops in China amid crackdown on social media and miners
11.6.2021
Xinjiang crypto miners forced to shut down, Antpool hash rates drop by 30%, and Baidu and Weibo try to scrub crypto players from their platforms
‘All Banks Go Fintech’: Hong Kong Unveils ‘Fintech 2025’ Strategy
10.6.2021
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) plans to guide local banks towards full adoption of fintech technologies, a new strategy reveals. The region’s central banking institution also stressed that it’s going to “walk the talk” by digitalizing its own supervision...
Hong Kong to Connect Digital Yuan With Domestic Payments System in Cross-Border Trials
9.6.2021
Financial authorities in Hong Kong have announced a second phase of trials for mainland China’s digital currency. As part of the upcoming tests, the city will link the Chinese digital yuan to its domestic payments system to evaluate the CBDC’s usability in cross-border scenarios. Hong...
Hong Kong includes central bank digital currency in fintech strategy
8.6.2021
Research into central bank digital currencies will play a significant role in Hong Kong’s fintech development efforts
Vitalik Buterin Says People Difficulties Not Technical Difficulties Slowed the Ethereum 2.0 Rollout
3.6.2021
The cofounder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, recently discussed the highly anticipated full transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus model to proof-of-stake (PoS) as its replacement. Buterin admitted at Hong Kong’s Startmeup HK 2021 Festival that the transition was taking too long...
Hong Kongers use blockchain to save evidence of anti-authoritarian struggles
27.5.2021
Hong Kong citizens are using a blockchain system to fight back against the government's attempts to erase and overwrite the history of recent years' anti-authoritarian struggles
Restricting crypto trading to millionaires good for Hong Kong, says official
27.5.2021
Hong Kong’s Treasury Secretary says the government is right to pursue restrictive crypto regulations in the city