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Cryptocurrency traders in Hong Kong now have a choice of seven platforms for buying and selling four cryptocurrencies.
2024-12-19 20:33 | |
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Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is set to inspect the offices of cryptocurrency trading platforms seeking to operate in the area as licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs).
2024-5-29 15:15 | |
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Several Hong Kong-based crypto platforms have made changes to their policies amid the market upheaval and liquidity crunches.
2022-6-21 20:29 | |
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Coinweb will be listed on KuCoin, Gate. io, Bitmart, MEXC Global, Bittrex Global, and Uniswap, offering its token for public trading. (Hong Kong, 29th December) Coinweb is thrilled to announce the long-awaited listing of its token, $CWEB, on six major exchange platforms – KuCoin, Gate.
2021-12-29 18:10 | |
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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.
2021-7-18 02:30 | |
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In what seems like a further crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said Bitcoin exchanges operating in the territory should be subject to licensing. The SFC proposal seeks to enforce the ruling by levying heavy fines and tough prison sentences on non-compliant persons.
2021-5-27 03:00 | |
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Hong Kong’s crypto users could shift to “unregulated” and riskier venues to trade their digital assets should the government move forward with tighter controls on the rising sector, a group of crypto exchange owners said over the weekend.
2021-2-17 19:56 | |
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire // The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno. live) will provide crypto-powered digital items and collectibles trading platforms allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs.
2020-12-25 16:51 | |
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Today, Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), a blockchain engineering company, announced the launch of two smart contract developer platforms for Cardano (ADA) – IELE and KEVM. According to the announcement, the KEVM environment can now be deployed in any Cardano smart contract.
2020-12-5 14:47 | |
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Regulators in Hong Kong are set to expand the parameters for monitoring and overseeing the activities of crypto exchanges in the city. While mainland China continues to suppress cryptocurrency trading platforms, Hong Kong has historically been receptive to virtual currency exchange businesses as long as they adhere to laid down rules and regulations.
2020-11-4 22:00 | |
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Hong Kong’s government is poised to change the rules for cryptocurrency trading firms operating within the city’s jurisdiction. Financial regulators worldwide are still in the process of formulating the best approach for regulating the cryptocurrency industry.
2020-11-4 17:55 | |
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission declares that all crypto platforms with operations the... The post Hong Kong’s SFC tighten crypto exchanges regulation appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-11-4 16:42 | |
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Hong Kong’s government is planning to change the rules for crypto trading firms that operate or offer services within the city. Clara Chiu, the director of licensing at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) disclosed these details through a keynote speech during the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2020.
2020-11-3 16:25 | |
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Changing policies and financial regulations in Hong Kong have now targeted the burgeoning crypto space. As per a statement by the city’s securities watchdog on Tuesday, Hong Kong will now require all cryptocurrency trading platforms to be regulated whether or not they trade securities.
2020-11-4 16:00 | |
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Hong Kong's government is set to change the rules for cryptocurrency trading firms operating within the city jurisdiction.
2020-11-3 11:47 | |
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Horse racing’s integrity is under threat in the Asian region, due to the rise of unregistered illegal bookmaking platforms
2020-2-22 12:27 | |
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eToro, the popular trading platforms which allow users to trade traditional shares as well as crypto assets is planning to launch their debit card services in 2020. The trading platform is also looking to expand their service base in the United States, Hong Kong and Africa.
2020-1-16 19:03 | |
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has established a new regulatory framework that allows crypto exchanges to opt-in to be licensed and regulated. Starting Wednesday, centralized trading platforms can apply for a license, providing they meet certain requirements including adequate measures for the safe custody of assets, insurance, hot and cold wallets, and private key […] The post Hong Kong Now Offers Opt-In Regulation to Crypto Exchanges appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-11-7 07:35 | |
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning against cryptocurrency futures contracts. The regulator reminds the public of the higher risk of using leverage to trade such contracts and that the platforms themselves may be operating illegally.
2019-11-7 00:40 | |
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Opt-in based framework; limited impact expected. Still PI only. Overview Hong Kong is stepping up its efforts to formally regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in the city. The Securities and Futures Commission just released a newly drafted regulatory framework, which allows the securities watchdog to issue licenses to crypto trading platforms.
2019-11-6 16:15 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission will license crypto trading platforms like traditional brokers if they offer security tokens.
2019-11-7 14:17 | |
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Two years ago, on September 4, 2017, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) shut down local cryptocurrency exchanges over concerns that unregulated assets like bitcoin allow residents to bypass strict capital controls.
2019-9-5 22:19 | |
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As Hong Kong battles against the proposed extradition bill that would China more power over the autonomous territory, protesters in the city are said to have experienced an outage of Telegram‘s encrypted messaging service yesterday – and Beijing may have had something to do with it.
2019-6-13 08:50 | |
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As Hong Kong battles against the proposed extradition bill that would China more power over the autonomous territory, protesters in the city are said to have experienced an outage of Telegram‘s encrypted messaging service yesterday – and Beijing may have had something to do with it.
2019-6-13 08:50 | |
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In its April 2019 Exchange Review, released on May 20, 2019, London-based crypto data analysis firm CryptoCompare found that fiat-to-crypto exchanges performed much better than crypto-to-crypto platforms did over the last month, as cryptocurrency prices rose across the board.
2019-5-21 20:48 | |
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Based in Hong Kong, Bitfinex is a full-featured cryptocurrency exchange that is trusted by millions of traders all around the world. The company first entered the market in 2012, and has enjoyed steady expansion ever since.
2019-4-7 18:10 | |
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The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx has announced a security breach to its users via its official Telegram channel. In the message, a company administrator revealed that the hackers stole assets belonging to both the exchange and its users.
2019-3-27 22:58 | |
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Based in Hong Kong, Bitfinex is a full-featured cryptocurrency exchange that is trusted by millions of traders all around the world. The company first entered the market in 2012, and has enjoyed steady expansion ever since.
2019-3-20 11:57 | |
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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsuper is reportedly shifting its focus from retail traders to institutional investors. This is the latest example of how regulations and trading volumes moving to OTC platforms are impacting the business strategies of crypto exchanges.
2019-2-25 18:43 | |
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As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking.
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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Invault, a Shanghai-based cryptocurrency custodian service, recently launched after Hong Kong imposed new regulations on cryptocurrency exchange platforms and fund managers, requiring them to protect and safeguard their clients’ virtual assets, according to South China Morning Post’s on November 25, 2018.
2018-11-27 10:00 | |
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BitMEX — “An Opaque Entity” Although BitMEX is one of the crypto market’s most prominent platforms, there is a multitude of industry players that have yet to trust the exchange in full.
2018-11-13 23:14 | |
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Hong Kong unveiled a new set of regulations aimed at governing the local cryptocurrency trading and funding market in a move that seeks to improve investor protection and the city’s status as a premier financial hub.
2018-11-3 13:00 | |
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Hong Kong’s securities watchdog unveiled new rules for cryptocurrency funds and said it may now regulate crypto exchanges. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said in a statement on November 1 that fund managers that invest more than 10% of their portfolio in crypto assets will need to be licensed. Trading platforms that serve only […]
2018-11-2 15:36 | |
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is keen on exploring different ways to regulate cryptocurrency exchange platforms operating in Hong Kong to protect retail investors. According to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) article published on Oct.
2018-10-16 15:59 | |
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Hong Kong’s financial watchdog is looking to tighten investor protection by regulating cryptocurrency trading platforms. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), however, is limited by its legal regulatory reach of securities only, according to Carlson Tong Ka-shing, the outgoing chairman.
2018-10-16 02:30 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, said that it will make new cryptocurrency listing fees transparent and donate 100 percent of those fees to charity.
2018-10-8 22:20 | |
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BitMEX, one of the world’s leading bitcoin trading platforms, has hired former financial markets regulator Angelina Kwan as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO). Kwan will oversee and drive the company’s growth, and will be based in Hong Kong, the company said on Tuesday.
2018-10-4 22:52 | |
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Angelina Kwan, former managing director and head of regulatory compliance for Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing, is taking on the position of COO of BitMEX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, at a time when the challenges facing these exchanges are greater than ever.
2018-10-2 15:47 | |
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Bitcoin Press Release: The Hunter Group are committed to bringing cryptocurrencies to the mainstream, and making blockchain technology more accessible in our daily lives, especially the cross-regional payments.
2018-9-21 17:42 | |
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Amidst tightening regulations on cryptocurrency within China, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced that it will no longer be allowing withdrawals by unverified users.
2018-8-28 19:43 | |
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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Okex is enforcing tightened identity verification procedures. Daily withdrawal limits will soon depend on the KYC level passed by its users. The changes will apply to customers of Okex’s partnering platforms as well.
2018-8-26 20:15 | |
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Chinese social media giant WeChat has reportedly closed down accounts owned by several cryptocurrency and blockchain media accounts on its platform, local news outlet Lanjinger reports.
2018-8-23 22:13 | |
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According to the Financial Times, Hong Kong’s Central Bank will be testing out a blockchain-based trade finance platform. The platform is linked to 21 different banks which include HSBC and Standard Chartered.
2018-7-17 22:53 | |
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According to the Financial Times, Hong Kong’s Central Bank will be testing out a blockchain-based trade finance platform. The platform is linked to 21 different banks which include HSBC and Standard Chartered.
2018-7-16 09:33 | |
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Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority believes it has struck the correct balance in terms of time taken to award licenses to crypto-related applicants, its senior official Sean McHugh told CoinDesk in an interview on Tuesday, disputing any perception of being a friendlier-than-usual crypto regulator.
We are certainly going to commence enforcement actions on anyone who wants to operate in this market and does not have the intention of being regulated, Emomotimi Agama, the SEC's Director General said.
The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month.
The company has also received approval in Dubai, U.K., the Netherlands and Spain.
MXM, MixMob’s governance token on the Solana blockchain, operates the MXM Esports League and incentivizes players.
Australia expects to release a draft legislation which covers licensing and custody rules for crypto asset providers by 2024.
Ripple’s Singapore arm has secured a license as a major payments institution from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the company said, allowing it to keep providing digital payment token services in the fast-growing region.