Hong Kong
HK Watchdog’s NFT Warning; DBS Plans Crypto Expansion
Hong Kong watchdog calls NFTs and the metaverse a “must watch” threat. Singaporean banking giant to open retail digital asset trading desk. Bitcoin decoupling from tech stocks. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Crypto Startup Amber Group Acquires Japanese Exchange DeCurret
The exchange, which has been in operation for three years, has yet to turn a profit.
How This Taiwanese Fintech Company Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins
Taiwan's conservative outlook and strict regulatory environment has limited the country from being a regional financial hub like neighbors Hong Kong and Singapore. Wayne Huang, CEO of Taipei-based TradeTech fintech, discusses how his firm plans to step in to build bridges between countries for business remittances via stablecoins. Plus, insights into the larger crypto environment in Taiwan, the impact of China's crypto crackdown, and concerns of US regulations.
Hong Kong Regulators Impose Limits on Investing in Spot Crypto ETFs
Regulators want only professional investors to be exposed to those kinds of products.
Hong Kong's HashKey Group Raises $360M Blockchain Fund
Funding keeps pouring into blockchain, despite market turmoil.
Animoca Brands Co-founder on Company Valuation Tripling to $5.5B, NFT Investment and Web 3 Debate
Yat Siu, co-founder of Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming unicorn Animoca Brands, shares insights into the firm’s latest $358.8 million raise valuing the firm at a more than $5 billion valuation, triple where it was in October.
NFT Platform TRLab Raises $4.2M to Diversify Its Artwork Collection
The Hong Kong-based platform is co-founded by the non-executive deputy chairman at Christie's, Xin Li-Cohen.
BIS Hong Kong and Singapore Plans, South Korean Police Work With Interpol
BIS unveils plans for Hong Kong and Singapore in 2022. Korean police work with Interpol on bitcoin phishing case. OpenSea NFT marketplace hacked for 332 ETH. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Korean Prosecutors Demand Life, Hong Kong Plans New Crypto Regulation
Prosecutors demand life sentences in Korean scam case. Blockchain project set to enhance water supply chains in Australia's Queensland state. Hong Kong plans new crypto regulation. We'll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
What's Behind This Week's Price Movement for BTC?
Fernando Martínez, Head of America at Hong-Kong based digital asset platform OSL, discusses his views on the catalyst behind this past weekend's crypto market decline and the current surge in bitcoin. How might inflation numbers in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data impact prices? Plus, insights into bitcoin options.
