Hong Kong News

Over 11% of global VC funding in blockchain and crypto was funneled towards ventures based in Hong Kong and Singapore, PitchBook data shows.

International broker Interactive Brokers has partnered with OSL to offer retail customers crypto trading in Hong Kong. American trading giant Interactive Brokers has become the first securities broker in Hong Kong to be approved to allow retail customers to trade…

Hong Kong Police and SFC investigate Hounax, a non-licensed crypto exchange, after receiving 145 reports of fraud.

In a post made Nov. 23 on LinkedIn, David Friedland, the Managing Director of the Asia Pacific region for Interactive Brokers, shares an early announcement of a Hong Kong license approval.

In a Nov. 24 announcement, the Hong Kong-based securities firm Victory Securities has shared the news that it has secured official approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to offer virtual asset trading and consulting services to…

Harvest Global Investments partners with Meta Lab HK to launch a tokenized U.S. dollar bond fund on Nov. 23. According to a Nov. 22 post on X, Harvest Global Investments (HGI), an investment firm under Harvest Fund Management, collaborated with…

As regulatory challenges in the U.S. still remain, CoinFund is now seeing capital moving out of the country to Asia. CoinFund, a New York-based cryptocurrency investment firm, has expanded its services in Asia with a new hire as regulatory challenges…

The Hong Kong SFC updates its list of virtual asset trading platform license applicants, highlighting OKX as the first offshore applicant. 

Hong Kong-based institutional cryptocurrency asset custodian Hex Trust has been approved to provide virtual asset custodial services to institutional clients and investors in Dubai. The firm, which opened its office in Dubai in June 2022, has been awarded a full…

Applicants seeking listing on HashKey Exchange must pay an application fee of $10,000 to enter the token review process. Hong Kong crypto firm HashKey Group has unveiled a listing policy for those interested in bringing their cryptos to the Asian…

BGX Group will invest 710 million HK in BC Technology Group, the parent company of Hong Kong’s first licensed crypto exchange, OSL. 

The Asian gaming giant pitched a 12-month plan to shareholders focused on accumulating Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies amid growing bullish sentiment in digital asset markets.

According to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing, Boyaa plans to purchase crypto over the next 12 months. Chinese publicly traded online game developer Boyaa Interactive is set to dive deep into the crypto market. In a recent filing with…

Bitget’s local arm in Hong Kong says it decided to drop business and market-related considerations in the region. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget is backing out of its plans to obtain a license for Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) in Hong Kong.…

Swiss financial services company UBS Group AG will now allow wealthy clients in Hong Kong to access three crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), joining its rival HSBC Holdings. According to Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, UBS Group’s Hong clients can trade Samsung…

The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has detained two individuals connected to the crypto exchange JPEX in relation to an investigation into potential fraud. According to local reports, Chang Tung-Ying, the lead partner at the Taiwan branch of the embattled crypto…