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More than 80 virtual asset-related firms across Mainland China and foreign nations have expressed interest in establishing a presence in Hong Kong, amid efforts from the city to become a leading hub for…
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Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Hong Kong moves bullish On Feb. 20, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong launched a consultation…
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Huobi hopes to be the first crypto exchange to receive a nod from Hong Kong’s financial regulator. Huobi Global, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange established in 2013, is working on receiving a license from…
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Hong Kong’s ambition of becoming a cryptocurrency hub is reportedly seeing subtle support from the Chinese government, in what could be seen as a contrast to the mainland’s hard-line anti-crypto stance. In October…
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After successful editions in Dubai, UAE, and Lisbon, Portugal, WOW Summit Hong Kong will become a flagship full-scale Web3 event in the APAC region in 2023, along with General Partner OKX. The conference…
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Hot on the heels of its Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hong Kong, Samsung Asset Management has indicated it’s considering the launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF on the city’s exchange…
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Samsung Asset Management is launching a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hong Kong. The Samsung Bitcoin Futures Active ETF (3135:HK) seeks to obtain a performance similar to spot BTC by investing in bitcoin…
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Hong Kong and France speed up the crypto regulation process while other countries also steadily move to regulate the asset class. The FTX collapse has pressured regulators globally to speed up on how…