Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Lee to speak at CoinDesk conference

Hong Kong’s top officials, including Chief Executive John KC Lee, will address the CoinDesk Consensus conference as the city positions itself in crypto's East-West...

Crypto Firms Raise $16M for Hong Kong Tai Po Fire Relief Efforts

Over 30 cryptocurrency firms and fundraising groups have contributed about $16 million to Hong Kong fire relief efforts.The funding followed a severe fire in...

Hong Kong Approves First Solana Spot ETF Launching Oct 27

Hong Kong's securities regulator has approved the first solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the region.The ChinaAMC Solana ETF will begin trading on the...

US Sanctions Iranians, Hong Kong, UAE Firms Over $100M Crypto Oil Deal

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Iranian financiers and several entities in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for using cryptocurrency to help fund...

Chinese Firms Face New Restrictions on Hong Kong Stablecoin Activity

Mainland Chinese companies in Hong Kong may face new limits on stablecoin and crypto activities.Chinese state-owned enterprises and banks with Hong Kong branches are...

Hong Kong Technicians Arrested for Illicit Crypto Mining in Care Homes

Authorities in Hong Kong arrested two technicians for operating eight illegal crypto mining rigs in care homes for the disabled. The hidden mining equipment caused...

Hong Kong Regulator Sets Stricter Crypto Custody Rules for VATPs

Hong Kong’s financial regulator has introduced new rules for digital asset trading platforms to protect customer funds. Platforms must now use offline cold wallets, air-gapped...

Standard Chartered, Animoca JV Apply for Hong Kong Stablecoin License

Standard Chartered Bank, Animoca Brands, and HKT have applied for a stablecoin issuer license in Hong Kong through their joint venture, Anchorpoint Financial Limited.The...

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Mining Mogul Chun Wang Purchases SpaceX Mars Mission

Chun Wang, founder of the Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has purchased and will join SpaceX's first interplanetary mission to...

TrapDoor Malware Targets npm, PyPI, Crates.io in Supply Chain Attack

A coordinated supply chain attack, codenamed TrapDoor, has deployed malware across three major developer platforms: npm, PyPI, and Crates.io.The...

$1,000 in SHIB Could’ve Become $99.1 Million

A $1,000 investment in Shiba Inu on its all-time low day in November 2020 could have generated nearly $99.1...