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Crypto Markets in Hong Kong and China Remain Active Despite Crypto Winter

Chainalysis said that Hong Kong dominates in large institutional crypto transactions compared to other Asian regions. Its data shows that 46.8% of Hong Kong's annual crypto trades were institutional transactions exceeding $10 million, while retail trades under $10,000 accounted for just 4% of the City’s volume, marginally below the global

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Hong Kong to tighten crypto regulation, Thailand to tax crypto overseas: Law Decoded

Hong Kong regulators are looking to tighten the noose around the crypto market after arresting six individuals following allegations of fraud around an unlicensed crypto exchange, JPEX. The government intends to increase its efforts to inform investors and remind them only to utilize platforms granted Securities and Futures Commission licenses. Meanwhile,

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Hong Kong plans to flag suspicious crypto platforms amid JPEX scandal

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong is intensifying the fight against unregulated cryptocurrency platforms in its region amid the JPEX crypto exchange scandal. In a statement, the regulator notes that it is planning to provide a list of all virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) that are licensed, considered

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Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Publish List of Crypto License Applicants

According to the SCMP, four other companies have applied for licenses – HKVAX, HKBitEx, Hong Kong BGE Limited, and Victory Fintech Company Limited – but these are relatively small and unknown. Many major crypto exchanges have not signaled their intent to become licensed in Hong Kong. Source

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Hong Kong police arrest 11 people in ongoing JPEX crypto investigation 

Hong Kong authorities continue to investigate cryptocurrency exchange JPEX for alleged fraud and have received over 2,000 complaints from aggrieved investors. Eleven people have reportedly been taken into custody, including influencers who promoted the platform.  Hong Kong intensifies JPEX probe The police stated that investors, most of whom are inexperienced, invested in JPEX

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