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Hong Kong Institute of Bankers Onboards Six Virtual Banks as Members
3.1.2020
Six virtual banks have joined the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers as corporate members
Guangdong Blockchain Financing Platform Aims to Help Small Business
2.1.2020
A new platform backed by Guangdong province aims to streamline the process for commercial banks to lend funds to small businesses with more detailed and reliable profiles provided by its blockchain network
Hong Kong Blockchain VC Hires Former NEO Exec to Launch Shanghai Office
17.12.2019
Former NEO general manager Zhao Chen joins Hong Kong-based venture capital firm CMCC Global to lead blockchain equity investments in mainland China at a new Shanghai office
UN to Use Blockchain to Tackle Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Hong Kong
17.12.2019
The new initiative will help ensure migrant workers aren’t charged unethical fees
Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’
13.12.2019
What is the second realm? It’s both an abstract and concrete “place” parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for at least temporary exercises...
IDEG Reports Launch of New Bitcoin Trusts in Asia With Coinbase as Custodian
12.12.2019
According to a recent press release from IDEG Investment Limited, “Asia’s First Bitcoin Trusts” have been launched “as a traditional and comfortable way for ‘old money’ to invest in digital assets.” The two trusts, Asia Bitcoin Trust I and Atlas Mining...
IDEG, Coinbase Custody Launch Bitcoin Trusts in Apparent First for Asia
10.12.2019
Digital asset manager IDEG is launching what it claims are Asia’s first Bitcoin trusts
Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO
6.12.2019
Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. following Canaan’s recent Nasdaq listing and Bitmain’s secret IPO filing. The world’s third-largest bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer...
Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations
21.11.2019
Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations
Spotlight on Bitcoin as HSBC Shuts Hong Kong Protest-Linked Account
19.11.2019
The importance of Bitcoin’s non-seizability has been highlighted yet again as HSBC closes an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors
Hong Kong’s New Criteria on Crypto Exchanges Actually Isn't Important
15.11.2019
Experts discuss whether Hong Kong’s new framework for crypto exchanges will actually have a positive impact on the local market
Softbank-Backed Blockchain Firm OneConnect Eyes $100M Nasdaq IPO
14.11.2019
Softbank-backed Chinese blockchain company OneConnect has applied for an IPO with the U.S. SEC
Russian Crypto Plot, China Mining U-Turn, Lottery Winner’s BTC Gamble: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 4–10
10.11.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, a lottery winner’s big gamble on Bitcoin, Russia’s ambitious new law to confiscate BTC, and Hong Kong explores a central bank digital currency
Tencent to Build Virtual Bank After Hong Kong Regulator Approves License
8.11.2019
Tencent received the green light from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to build a blockchain-based virtual bank
Hong Kong Steps Up Research Into Central Bank Digital Currency
7.11.2019
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is researching applications for a central bank digital currency and aims to publish results Q1 2020
Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulations Leave Gray Area, Claims AAX Exchange
7.11.2019
A new LSEG-powered Bitcoin spot and derivatives exchange Atom Group has launched in Hong Long amid a tightening of the region’s crypto-regulatory regime
China Signs Agreement With Hong Kong Central Bank for Blockchain Push
6.11.2019
China, Hong Kong partner on blockchain trade finance push
Hong Kong Regulator to Treat Crypto Traders Like Brokers Under New Rules
6.11.2019
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission issued new regulatory rules for crypto exchange licensing on Wednesday
North Korea Set Up a Blockchain Firm to Launder Cash: UN
6.11.2019
North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said
Hong Kong Regulator to Unveil New Cryptocurrency Exchange Rules
6.11.2019
Cryptocurrency exchanges are about to get some regulatory clarity for operating legally in Hong Kong