The launch of live trading comes after the exchange was granted Securities and Futures Commission licenses last August.
The new license allows Huobi to advise on and manage securities investments.
The project will explore the capabilities of a DLT-based central bank digital currency in regional payments.
Hong Kong’s plan to restrict cryptocurrency investment to professionals means retail investors could move to unlicensed venues, said Global Digital Finance.
The robbers lured a female cryptocurrency trader into an office and threatened her with a weapon, according to a report.
BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing.
The $5 million grant will go towards funding the day-to-day operations of Filestar's foundation.
The trader exchanged 15 bitcoin for HK$3 million before being robbed of both.
The government’s plan to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong could mean ATMs may also be off-limits, the group claims.
The SEC is accusing Ripple of violating federal securities laws via sales of the XRP cryptocurrency to retail consumers.
PBOC’s Digital Currency Institute and the HKMA are discussing the technical pilot testing of using e-CNY form making cross-border payments.
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CEO Global said Saturday one of its founders has been taken away by the authorities.
Crypto.com has secured an Australian Financial Service License through its acquisition of The Card Group.
BitGo’s status as a qualified custodian should draw more high-net-worth investors to Amber from places like Hong Kong, Taiwan and Seoul.
Hong Kong's government is set to change the rules for cryptocurrency firms operating within the city jurisdiction, according to remarks made Tuesday.