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Hong Kong-based Sapphire has announced a new graphics card for mining a newly-launched privacy coin called GRIN
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Coinspeaker Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index Plunges 5. 5% as Beijing Plans to Impose New Security LawsChina is poised to pass new national security laws for Hong Kong that could plunge the semi-autonomous territory into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
2020-5-24 18:33 | |
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CoinSpeaker Hong Kong Regulator Brings New Rules To Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Funds The securities watchdog says that the new regulations bring all virtual assets-related activities and fund managers under its regulatory purview.
2018-11-2 10:33 | |
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Digital Asset Partner to Create New Blockchain Trade Platform Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Digital Asset Partner to Create New Blockchain Trade Platform Coinbase Loses Head of Trading After Six Months, Hired by Adam White Who Went to Bakkt Coinbase Loses Head of Trading After Six Months, Hired by Adam […]
2018-11-2 06:31 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has claimed that it will include crypto funds under its regulatory umbrella. The SFC issued a statement on November 1, 2018, laying out its new approach for regulating virtual assets in the future.
2018-11-2 00:40 | |
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The new regime includes banning retail investors from trading virtual coins via funds and possibility for a similar measure for exchanges.
2018-11-2 00:34 | |
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Reports suggest that Hong Kong’s securities watchdog has come up with new plans to regulate cryptocurrency funds and exchanges. While it is known for being crypto-friendly, Hong Kong is still not satisfied with the amount of protection that its crypto users currently enjoy.
2018-11-2 23:30 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has announced new plans to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. The regulator issued two circulars on Thursday outlining new rules for crypto exchanges as well as crypto asset portfolio managers, intermediaries, and fund distributors.
2018-11-2 21:15 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong appears set to adopt a new approach to regulating the local cryptocurrency trading market. This announcement comes after the FSC chairman, Carlson Tong Ka-shing, said that Hong Kong needed a more robust regulatory framework for cryptocurrency trading.
2018-11-1 16:30 | |
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Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger has recently opened a new office in Hong Kong to establish a global presence. The office will be led by Benjamin Soong, who has been named the head of Asia Pacific (APAC) region for the company.
2018-11-1 16:29 | |
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Hong Kong’s securities watchdog unveiled new rules for cryptocurrency funds and said it may now regulate crypto exchanges. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said in a statement on November 1 that fund managers that invest more than 10% of their portfolio in crypto assets will need to be licensed. Trading platforms that serve only […]
2018-11-2 15:36 | |
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CryptoNinjas Ledger, a leader in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications announced that it has expanded its global presence to Hong Kong and named Benjamin Soong Head of Asia Pacific (APAC).
2018-10-31 03:20 | |
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Ellipal is one of the lesser-known names in the hardware wallet game. The Hong Kong-based company is on the rise, however, propelled by the success of its flagship device, “The Cold Wallet 2.
2018-10-26 14:15 | |
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You see it all the time — Facebook’s latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word. But where do these leaks come from? Meet Jane Wong, a 23-year-old studying product engineering at Hong Kong University.
2018-10-24 14:17 | |
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A large-scale investment firm will bankroll Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and his ascendant company to create the Binance fiat crypto exchange in Singapore. Binance said they had received strategic investment from Vertex Ventures in an announcement early on Tuesday morning.
2018-10-23 05:00 | |
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has released a new report detailing why cryptocurrency and blockchain should come under new regulation based on existing regulatory frameworks. Drafted by the Chief China Economist’s Office and Innovation Lab at HKEX, the report recommends rethinking of the use of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) applications to come under […]
2018-10-22 21:38 | |
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Glassdoor Economic Research is delivering much needed good news to the crypto community saying that despite extreme price volatility and regulatory uncertainty, the number of crypto jobs in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector has risen by 300 percent since the same time last year.
2018-10-19 21:27 | |
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Bitfinex, a Hong Kong based cryptocurrency exchange registered in the British Virgin Islands, announced in a blog post published on Oct. 16 that it is introducing a new improved fiat deposit system for it clients.
2018-10-18 21:39 | |
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Digital assets platform OKEx has added four stablecoins to its listed assets. According to a support notice published by OKEx, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange says that TrustToken's TrueUSD (TUSD), Circle's USDCoin (USDC), the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard Token (PAX) are now live on the platform.
2018-10-16 22:42 | |
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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced that it is listing four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies for trading.
2018-10-15 17:05 | |
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With the volatility of the crypto market, it’s hardly surprising that people are using cryptocurrencies backed by fiat currencies, also known as stablecoins. One of the most popular among these new breeds of tokens is Tether, a stablecoin where every token is backed by one US dollar.
2018-10-12 17:19 | |
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Bitcoin Press Release: Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinCola has chosen Venezuela as their first new market. Best known for its peer-to-peer OTC cryptocurrency platform, CoinCola allows traders to buy and sell bitcoin using their local fiat currency.
2018-10-11 09:05 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December.
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, said that it will make new cryptocurrency listing fees transparent and donate 100 percent of those fees to charity.
2018-10-8 22:20 | |
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BitMEX, one of the world’s leading bitcoin trading platforms, has hired former financial markets regulator Angelina Kwan as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO). Kwan will oversee and drive the company’s growth, and will be based in Hong Kong, the company said on Tuesday.
2018-10-4 22:52 | |
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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Noble Bank is looking to sell after reportedly losing Bitfinex and Tether as clients, Bitmex has announced the former compliance head of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited as its new chief operating officer, and Huobi’s director of research into blockchain applications has discussed the company’s goals for […] The post Exchanges Roundup: Tether, Bitfinex Drop Noble Bank, Bitmex Hires COO appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-10-3 12:50 | |
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ICOs have managed to sell almost as much Ethereum (ETH) in terms of US dollars as they have raised, new research shows. Even with the current rates of ETH, projects are sitting on unrealized profits, rather than actual losses.
2018-10-3 03:00 | |
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Angelina Kwan, former managing director and head of regulatory compliance for Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing, is taking on the position of COO of BitMEX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, at a time when the challenges facing these exchanges are greater than ever.
2018-10-2 15:47 | |
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On the one year anniversary of Cardano, it was announced that the crypto project would release a sidechain of development kit designed to make the ADA dApp development accessible to the digital currency community.
2018-10-1 12:30 | |
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On its one year anniversary, Cardano announced the release of a sidechain development kit designed to make ADA dApp development accessible to the cryptocurrency community. Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK) announced on Monday they had successfully launched the Rust SDK.
2018-10-2 11:00 | |
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The Blockchain Trust Accelerator (BTA) has received a six-figure grant from the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF) to build its latest project known as The Impact Ledger, an online registry of blockchain projects designed to assist in the public, nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
2018-9-28 21:44 | |
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Bitmain, the biggest company in bitcoin mining, has filed for its IPO in Hong Kong. As part of the approval process, the company submitted a prospectus to the Hong Kong stock exchange at the end of August 2018.
2018-9-28 23:08 | |
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Seba Crypto AG (SEBA) has raised 100 million Swiss francs ($103 million) for the creation of a regulated bank that lets customers trade fiat for digital currency. The Zug-based startup is headed by former UBS managers Guido Buehler, who serves as CEO, and Andreas Amschwand, who serves as chairman.
2018-9-27 22:14 | |
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Mind Fund, a Hong Kong-based VC company that incubates and invests in technology companies, today announced the launch of the new Helix Accelerator in partnership with Hedera. The Helix Accelerator, based in Hong Kong, is the first.
2018-9-27 01:04 | |
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A New Blockchain Hub in South Korea Boomstarter. Network team is back from a big roadshow in Asia which included South Korea and Hong Kong and featured private meetups with funds, blockchain influencers and crypto-community.
2018-9-26 16:15 | |
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There has been a rise in blockchain-based projects, and Grandshores Technology Group doesn’t want to miss the opportunity to find the next unicorn. The Hong Kong listed company turned from a contractor to a blockchain investor.
2018-9-20 12:49 | |
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Motek, Hong Kong’s leading BLDC motor solutions integrator, has ported IOTW’s micro-mining software to Motek application solutions, thus promoting the global expansion of IOTW.
2018-9-13 14:46 | |
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The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to grow with the addition of some new crypto exchanges in Hong Kong, Korea, and Indonesia. Bitone Trade HK, affiliated with a Japanese publicly listed company, will support 30 cryptocurrencies.
2018-9-8 07:05 | |
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As part of an update to the territory’s migrant policy, the government of Hong Kong has published a new document titled the ‘Talent List of Hong Kong’. Its stated purpose is aimed at attracting quality people from around the world in a more effective and focused manner to support Hong Kong’s development.
2018-9-5 18:23 | |
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Security is paramount in the blockchain world, equally for startups, decentralised exchanges and cryptocurrency traders. Without solid and dependable security systems in place, the whole operation collapses.
2018-9-5 16:30 | |
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Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange Sparkdex announced the launch of its decentralized exchange on the 30th of August 2018. The exchange is specifically designed to protect crypto traders in the country.
2018-8-31 01:53 | |
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Hong Kong Brings In Talent From Around the World for Blockchain With New Immigration Policy The new Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS) from Hong Kong is a policy that would allow new people to immigrate into their country to work on innovative technologies.
2018-8-29 18:19 | |
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Amidst tightening regulations on cryptocurrency within China, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced that it will no longer be allowing withdrawals by unverified users.
2018-8-28 19:43 | |
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Libellum Ltd, a Hong Kong-based information technology company has announced the launch of its new supplier verification, product certification and compliance system dubbed Libellum. With Libellum, purchasing goods from China becomes a highly secure process via distributed ledger technology.
2018-8-23 00:04 | |
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Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has denied media reports of its involvement in a pre-IPO funding round of bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Bitmain. Last week, several media outlets had reported that SoftBank and Chinese internet giant Tencent were leading a pre-IPO funding round for Bitmain.
2018-8-21 18:03 | |
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Hong Kong, China – August 18, 2018: Hong Kong-based IT company Libellum Ltd has announced the launch of its innovative new supplier verification, product certification, and compliance platform. Libellum aims to make purchasing from China as secure as possible by blockchain technology as well as partnering with the world’s largest third-party testing companies.
2018-8-19 04:54 | |
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Local Universities in Hong Kong Awarded $20 Million to Pursue Research Regarding Blockchain-Based Payment Systems Based on a report from China News on August 12th, it seems that Hong Kong does not want to be left behind when it comes to blockchain technology.
2018-8-18 23:59 | |
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According to local Japanese media outlets, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is concerned about the acquisition of a company listed on the stock exchange by a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency firm. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is generally receptive and welcoming to new companies, but that does not seem to be the case with crypto companies. The […]
2018-8-14 02:22 | |
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Hong Kong, 10 August 2018 – ExCraft, a cloud-native cryptocurrency exchange based in Hong Kong that implements a DAO governance ran by the users and pools, was launched today. ExCraft stands out by being a community and pool focused exchange, rewarding traders through a combination of “Proof of Existence” (PoE) and “Proof of Stake” (PoS) mechanisms, allowing power-users to create pools, vote for new project listings, and even create dedicated pool exchanges based on its immutable and fair PoE and PoS meritocracy.
2018-8-10 12:30 | |
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The priorities of Bitcoiners are starting to shift in the wrong direction, and represent an actual existential threat to the success of a censorship resistant and resilient system.
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