
Hong Kong securities regulator warns of digital currency investment risks
The Securities and Futures Commission would establish a new Suspected Unauthorized CIS Alert List to document investment arrangements recognized by the regulators.
The Securities and Futures Commission would establish a new Suspected Unauthorized CIS Alert List to document investment arrangements recognized by the regulators.
Binance has shut down derivatives trading for its users in Hong Kong, just a week after taking similar measures in three European countries.
Prosecutors in Seoul have indicted former chairman of Bithumb Holdings Lee Jung-hoon on fraud charges, while a former partner involved with plans to set up a subsidiary exchange in Thailand is suing Bithumb's HK entities.
While announcing a roadmap that seeks to strengthen the region’s fintech sector, the HKMA revealed it has been collaborating with local and global bodies in its CBDC research.
The authorities collectively seized the allegedly smuggled goods worth $3.8 million in the waters off the Hong Kong International Airport.
China and the United Arab Emirates have joined a research initiative that studies the feasibility of a central bank digital currency.
The Hong Kong based group, which runs cryptocurrency exchange OSL, issued 45 million shares at HK$15.50, raising a total of HK$697 million—roughly equivalent to $90 million.
BC Technology Group, which owns and operates OSL, is hoping to raise the funding at a time of significant growth in demand for digital assets in local and regional markets.
OSL does not provide services to retail investors, with its clientele restricted to institutions, high net worth individuals (over US$1 million and above) and family offices.
Hong Kong’s central bank has been working with China’s digital currency institute to trial the use of the digital yuan on cross-border payments.
The founder of CEO Global digital currency exchange has reportedly been missing for 15 days, leading to a suspension of withdrawals.
The Securities and Futures Commission expects the shift in regulations to fix a loophole that its previous regulatory structure had presented.