Hong Kong


Policy

China Pumps the Brakes on RWA Businesses in Hong Kong: Reuters

At least two brokerages have been advised not to conduct any RWA business offshore, according to the report, citing sources familiar with the matter

Hong Kong Harbor (Shutterstock/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Gains as DigiFT, UBS Fund Tokenization Pilot in Hong Kong

DigiFT, Chainlink and UBS won approval under Hong Kong’s Cyberport subsidiy scheme to build automated infrastructure for tokenized financial products.

Chainlink (LINK) price today (CoinDesk)

Policy

Hong Kong's Central Bank Plans to Ease Rules on Banks' Crypto Holding: Report

The central bank released a draft paper for public comment with a view to clarifying the guidance on capital regulation for crypto assets

Hong Kong Harbor (Shutterstock/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange HashKey Plans $500M Digital Asset Treasury Fund

HashKey said it will build a diversified portfolio of digital asset treasury projects, with an initial focus on bitcoin and ether.

Hong Kong (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)

Finance

Jack Ma-Linked Yunfeng Financial to Build Ether Treasury Starting With $44M ETH Purchase

Yunfeng joins companies including SharpLink Gaming and Bitmine Immersion Technologies that have begun pursuing an ether treasury strategy in recent months.

Ant Group and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

Eric Trump Praises China’s Role in Bitcoin, Says U.S. and Beijing Are ‘Leading the Way’

President Donald Trump's son said he would love for his father and China's President Xi Jinping to talk about bitcoin at a coming meeting.

Eric Trump speaks in Hong Kong at BTC Asia (screenshot)

Finance

Eric Trump Makes Bitcoin Price Predictions as He Reportedly Gets Ready to Visit Metaplanet

Eric Trump says he’s a “bitcoin maxi” and sees BTC hitting $175K this year, as reports point to new ventures in Japan and Hong Kong.

Eric Trump walking in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 13, 2025

Policy

Hong Kong Regulator Tightens Custody Standards for Licensed Crypto Exchanges

A regulatory review earlier this year found weaknesses in some exchanges’ cyber defenses, prompting the SFC to set new custody standards for licensed platforms.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Hong Kong’s IVD Medical Adds $19M Ether to Its Treasury

IVD Medical’s ETH buy will serve as both the backbone of its ivd.xyz tokenization platform and a yield-generating treasury asset, powering settlements, stablecoin backing, and staking strategies.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Policy

Animoca Brands and Standard Chartered Establish Stablecoin Issuer in Hong Kong

The joint venture, known as Anchorpoint, also includes Hong Kong Telecom and aims to build a business model for the issuance of licensed stablecoins.

Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)