NFT Marketplaces
Former Hong Kong news site issues NFTs to preserve history
Initium Media, also known as 端傳媒, is turning to blockchain technology to grow revenue and to ensure controversial news does not get forgotten — or tampered with.
Timmy Shen
Lens
Hong Kong
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Regulation
El Salvador’s big Bitcoin bet. Kim Kardashian, crypto flirt. Hong Kong’s crackdown warning.
Top blockchain and cryptocurrency news: El Salvador's BTC experiment. EthereumMax and the power of celebrity. Hong Kong shores up regulatory oversight.
Forkast.News
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Regulatory News
Hong Kong regulator: ramp up oversight of virtual assets
An official from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission said on Tuesday that the regulator wants to increase oversight of virtual assets because scams related to them have emerged in the market, according to a report by local media etnet. Fast facts Julia Leung, deputy chief executive officer at SFC, said Tuesday at a webinar […]
Timmy Shen
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Regulatory News
Hong Kong regulator warns investors against digital tokens and ICOs
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission on Monday warned that digital tokens and initial coin offerings (ICOs) could be involved in unauthorized collective investment schemes (CIS) and urged investors to exercise extreme caution. Fast facts The SFC’s warning comes as the regulator added two property-related CIS investment projects and the “LABS Security Token” to its […]
Michelle Lim
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
BIS, HKMA partner on Project Genesis to tokenize green bonds
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) are collaborating on Project Genesis — a green finance project for the tokenization of green bonds using blockchain technology, according to a BIS statement. Fast facts Project Genesis — the BIS Innovation Hub’s first green finance project […]
Michelle Lim
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Upcoming NFT Projects
Hong Kong’s Resources Capital Football Club kicks off NFT goals
The team joins a growing number of football clubs around the world launching non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as they look to engage fans and generate new revenue streams.
Michelle Lim
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Bitcoin News
BIT Mining revenue soars despite losses from operational pivot
Operating costs and crypto bear market suck up cash after former lottery operator bets on digital assets
Timmy Shen
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NFTs and Art
Hong Kong artists embrace NFTs as OpenSea trading volume explodes
Despite speculation that the NFT market is cooling, OpenSea continues to post record transaction volumes, and Hong Kong artists are getting in on the action.
Lucas Cacioli
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Regulatory News
What is the regulatory outlook for virtual asset exchanges in Hong Kong and Singapore?
Singapore and Hong Kong are at the forefront of regulations over crypto exchanges, writes Vince Turcotte of Eventus Systems. Here's why trade surveillance and risk management will be critical.
Vince Turcotte
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Regulation
Binance winds down derivatives trading in Hong Kong
Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume — today announced that it will be restricting the use of its derivatives products for customers from Hong Kong. Fast facts Hong Kong customers will, with immediate effect, not be able to open new Binance deriviative product accounts, according to a Binance announcement posted at […]
Michelle Lim
