As Jack Ma's Ant Group gets Hong Kong approval for its $30 billion IPO, it has rolled out a blockchain platform aimed at protecting users' copyrights.
A cross-boundary digital yuan could bring Hong Kong closer to China, Hui said.
The Ethereum venture studio said it will work on implementing Hong Kong and Thailand's cross-border CBDC.
Liquibit Capital is also said to be managed by a former Barclays Capital vice president and two current JPMorgan and Wells Fargo technicians.
Crypto hubs like Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have a clearer regulatory picture going forward and are progressing faster than the U.S. and Europe.
OSL Digital Securities was the first crypto exchange to apply for the SFC's opt-in license last November.
Hong Kong's national security law enables the government to seize and confiscate assets if one commits a "political crime." Some local citizens are turning to stablecoins for protection, while exploring other decentralized technology to resist censorship.
The U.S. sanctions on financial institutions in Hong Kong could put the city’s growing crypto brokerage businesses in jeopardy.
Gold is a traditional safe harbor in a crisis and the blockchain-based version is a good way to start taking advantage of tokenization.
Blockchain firms led the charge of fintech companies that relocated to Hong Kong in 2019.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has approved a bitcoin index fund from Arrano Capital, one aimed solely at institutional investors.
Before the recent protests, explaining bitcoin's value proposition to Hongkongers was tricky, says local resident Leo Weese. Now more people appreciate censorship resistance.
Hong Kong may soon bolster its policing of the cryptocurrency sector to better conform with international anti-money laundering norms.
The exchange has opened a fiat gateway for Hong Kong dollars, serving a jurisdiction in which banking services for crypto firms are notoriously tough to find.
Fidelity International, a spin-off of the U.S. financial services giant Fidelity Investments, has invested $14 million in Hong Kong-based BC Group, which operates crypto exchange OSL.