Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could become more restrictive for residents of Hong Kong as local regulators look to clamp down on the asset class for various reasons....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Fresh off the heels of Binance’s last announcement to discontinue crypto derivatives offerings in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, the company revealed on Friday crypto derivatives products in Hong Kong will cease as well. Effective immedia...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Binance is yet to announce an official date for imposing restrictions on derivatives products for Hong Kong users. Stepping up efforts to minimize the inherent risks o...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
China’s cryptocurrency transactions related to criminal activities have decreased significantly over the past couple of years, a new report suggests. At the same time, its special administrative region of Hong Kong is seeing a spike in crypto-r...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning about unregulated cryptocurrency trading platforms, particularly Binance. The regulator said that the crypto exchange is offering the trading of “stock tokens.&rdquo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it will no longer support the trading of stock tokens. The decision comes against the backdrop of an ongoing regulatory crackdown, with Hong Kong becoming the latest to declare that the platform is not li...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
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 us...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
The lawsuit is a result of a failed attempt to launch a Bithumb exchange in Thailand.
A 3S rendering of bitcoin seen in this illustration that also shows Bithumb’s logo
Top-level executives of the Bithumb exchange are facing a criminal lawsuit...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
When 20 years of pro-democracy journalism is under threat, blockchain's potential for censorship-resistance is brought into focus. From June 20 1995 until June 23 2021...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
A Thai firm claims that Bithumb’s Hong Kong subsidiaries caused it serious damage by unilaterally halting its business in Thailand. Bithumb’s Hong Kong affiliates are...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Following a national security probe, pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily printed its final edition and shut down its website. Hong Kong cyber-activists are n...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Non-futures crypto products like Grayscale Bitcoin Trust are reportedly still available on Futu Securities. A major Hong Kong-based online brokerage firm has reported...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Healthcare professionals in Hong Kong will trial the COVID-19 Digital Health Passport. Later on, patients will be able to access the passport through a mobile app....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
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&rdquo...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
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&rs...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Research into central bank digital currencies will play a significant role in Hong Kong’s fintech development efforts. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has publ...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
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....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Hong Kong’s Treasury Secretary says the government is right to pursue restrictive crypto regulations in the city. Christopher Hui, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial...