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Recent scams in the Hong Kong crypto scene has prompted calls for tighter regulation and increased regulatory powers to tackle crypto fraud. Hong Kong is contemplating tightening regulatory measures to tackle crypto scams, as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced a review of legislation following an alleged fraud of HK$148 million ($19
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Government supervision is needed to protect investors and crack down on unlicensed platforms, Lee said according to the report. The Hounax case follows a similar one involving crypto exchange JPEX, which led to the arrest of six people in September after more than a thousand complaints involving a total of
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The Hong Kong government says the recent $165 million alleged scandal involving crypto exchange JPEX won’t stifle its Web3 vision for the region. In a Nov. 2 keynote at Hong Kong Fintech Week, the region’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said the saga hasn’t affected the
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The attitude of Hong Kong residents towards cryptocurrency has sharply worsened after the scandal with the JPEX cryptocurrency exchange. A survey from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School examined the impact of the JPEX scandal on public attitudes towards virtual assets. The survey began on Sept. 28, about 11
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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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Embattled crypto exchange JPEX has pushed ahead with a plan that will purportedly transition the platform into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and convert user assets to dividend shares with an incentive to lock them up for two years.An Oct. 4 announcement from JPEX said voting for its “DAO Shareholder
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The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have set up a crypto-focused working group to deal with illicit crypto exchange activities.In an Oct. 4 statement, the SFC said the group was formed after a meeting with the HKPF on Sept. 28 amid continuing arrests
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Authorities in Hong Kong and Macau have recently revealed arrests connected to the JPEX crypto exchange fraud case and highlighted that they are currently tracking down several other suspected figures.On Sept. 29, local media outlet Radio Television Hong Kong reported that two Hong Kong men involved in the JPEX case
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Hong Kong and Macau authorities say they've detained people closely linked to the scandal linked to the crypto exchange, bringing total arrests to 18. Source
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The Secretary for Security of Hong Kong, Chris Tang Ping-keung, has pledged to address the JPEX crypto exchange fraud, which is being called the country’s most significant digital asset deception. The seriousness of the matter was brought to light in a press conference held on Sep. 27. According to local reports, authorities
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