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BC Technology says statements in Bloomberg’s article are ‘factually inaccurate and highly misleading.’ Hong Kong’s BC Technology Group Ltd. has denied recent reports saying that the company is exploring the sale of its licensed crypto platform OSL. In a recent Hong Kong stock exchange filing, the firm said that the “contents and
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Public attitude towards cryptocurrency in Hong Kong has taken a dive following the JPEX crypto exchange scandal, according to the initial findings of a new survey.The survey, conducted by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s business school, was to understand how public attitudes toward virtual assets may have
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OSL offers prime brokerage, exchange and custody of crypto assets, as well as infrastructure for financial institutions to offer digital asset trading. BC Technology may elect to sell parts of OSL's business rather than the whole entity, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. Source
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Didi was initially listed on the New York Stock Exchange but then it was compelled to delist due to regulatory issues in China. Chinese ride-hailing giant, Didi Global Inc (NYSE: DIDI) is reportedly making strategic moves in preparation for its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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The Vice-President of HKUST criticizes Hong Kong’s current virtual asset licensing system as “Licensed to Be Killed,” advocating for a new public blockchain for real-world assets. Wang Yang, the Vice-President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, recently criticized Hong Kong’s current approach to regulating virtual assets. Yang argued
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Just 47% of retail crypto investors in Hong Kong are aware of the Virtual Asset Trading Platform Regulatory Regime, a piece of legislation that went into effect this June to protect the interests of retail investors in digital assets in the region.That’s according to an Oct. 11 report by the
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) works on two CBDC-related projects, MBridge and e-HKD. The central banks of Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, along with HMKA, are working on developing mBridge, a cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. It is expected that the project will be launched
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Hong Kong’s police force has raised the alarm after 11 Hong Kong-based Binance customers were targeted in a wave of phishing scams sent through text messages. Hong Kong police warned users of the scam in an Oct. 9 post to its Facebook page dubbed “CyberDefender.”“Recently, fraudsters posing as Binance sent text
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Hong Kong police have cautioned residents about scammers posing as Binance and sending phishing texts. Over the past two weeks, authorities have recorded 11 cases, amounting to HK$3.5 million in reported losses. A local news report dated Oct. 9 calls out a post on the “Net Keeper” social platform, in which law
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Hong Kong official reinforces that retail investors cannot trade stablecoins until they are regulated, likely in 2024. This follows that the virtual asset trading platform JPEX has come under suspicion for its alleged involvement in a conspiracy to commit fraud. Hong Kong’s security concerns Hui Ching-yu, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and
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