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Bitcoin Mining Giant Canaan’s IPO Postponed as Application Lapses

Cryptocurrency mining giant Canaan has reportedly let its application for a Hong Kong IPO lapse. Sources close to the matter said that the IPO...

HSBC and Other Banks Launch Blockchain-Powered Trade Finance Platform in Hong Kong

One of the largest banks in the world, HSBC along with Standard Chartered and other banks has developed a blockchain-based trade finance platform. Trade Finance...

Bitfinex and Tether Secure New Banking Partnerships

Bitfinex and Tether recently announced new banking partnerships in Hong Kong and the Bahamas, respectively. Previously, both companies, who reportedly share the same management,...

Hong Kong Authorities Work with BitMEX to Develop Regulations

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will be working with BitMEX to create clearer regulations for crypto exchanges in the country. While becoming increasingly...

World First: Switzerland’s FINMA Awards Asset Management License to a Cryptocurrency Platform

Cryptocurrency asset firm, Crypto Finance, has made history by being the first crypto platform to receive approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Regulations...

Hong Kong Investment Firm Supports Development of Cryptocurrency Bank

While China continues to eye cryptocurrencies with a healthy dose of suspicion, acceptance, and popularity in the rest of Asia is on the increase....

BitMEX Onboards Former Hong Kong Regulatory Veteran as COO

BitMEX, the world’s largest bitcoin cryptocurrency exchange by means of traded volume, has hired a regulatory veteran from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission...

BitMEX Purportedly Renting the World’s Most Expensive Offices

Despite the fact that the entire cryptocurrency market has lost around $600 billion of its capitalization YTD, crypto trading platforms are seemingly in a...

Noah Coin Trying to Take Over Company for Tokyo Stock Exchange Listing

Noah Ark Technologies, the creator of the Noah Coin, is trying to take control of a company to get listed on the Tokyo Stock...

Hong Kong Cryptocurrency Mining Company Founder Disappears with $2.5 Million

Another cryptocurrency mining scam has popped up as the founder of a Hong Kong-based company disappears with $2.5 million. With the coming of another week,...

Investors in Hong Kong File Complaints over Alleged Bitcoin Mining Fraud

Five investors have filed complaints to authorities in Hong Kong over alleged fraud involving Bitcoin mining machines. Failed Promises An investment seminar is reported to have...

Blockchain-Based Trade Finance Platform to Launch in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is poised to become one of the earliest government-backed financial institutions to launch a blockchain-based trade finance platform. Blockchain Becoming...