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Lin Han, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Gate. Photo: Handout

Crypto exchange Gate weighs Hong Kong licence return amid high compliance costs

Hong Kong’s policies pose some difficulties and covering the cost of operating locally is difficult, founder and CEO Lin Han says.

8 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM

Crypto giant Binance appoints co-founder He Yi as co-CEO

4 Dec 2025 - 9:44AM

China digital currency

Beijing’s crypto warning casts shadow over Hong Kong’s stablecoin ambitions

1 Dec 2025 - 10:02PM

Hong Kong crypto exchange HashKey wins listing nod in test of investor appetite

HashKey could raise around US$300 million this month amid Hong Kong’s push to develop its digital asset sector.

1 Dec 2025 - 6:42PM

HashKey is one of 11 licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Does tokenisation in China risk a repeat of the P2P lending crisis?

Tokenisation provides value, but the interest of multilevel marketers raises ‘genuine concerns’, forum speaker says.

1 Dec 2025 - 7:30AM

Bitcoin mining in China rebounds, defying 2021 ban

Individual and corporate miners exploit cheap electricity and a data-centre boom in some energy-rich provinces, miners and industry data say.

25 Nov 2025 - 9:55AM

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Hong Kong and Malaysian firms launch tokenised AI infrastructure fund

‘World’s first’ global-grade AI infrastructure tokenised fund gives investors access to growing demand from Asean: Tykhe and Skyvast.

24 Nov 2025 - 6:30PM

The launch comes after Hong Kong unveiled a five-year fintech strategy earlier this month, pledging to advance AI and tokenisation initiatives. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong’s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres, investments

Tokenisation could increase the efficiency of corporate treasury centres, which help clients manage global finances, market players say.

24 Nov 2025 - 1:30PM

Cryptocurrency market extends slide as bitcoin falls below US$86,000

The slump has options traders eyeing the US$85,000 threshold for market bellwether bitcoin.

21 Nov 2025 - 3:29PM

Banking & finance

Asia-Pacific investors brace for market correction in 2026: survey

Top concerns include a potential tech bubble, geopolitical tensions and recession, according to Natixis.

20 Nov 2025 - 2:22PM

An electronic board at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai showing the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices. Photo: Reuters

Chinese crypto founders shelve US$500 million ether digital asset treasury plan

Proponents call off the project amid the worsening cryptocurrency market conditions.

19 Nov 2025 - 8:11PM

Delaying the ether digital asset treasury project would avoid causing losses for its investors. Photo: Shutterstock

China ‘cements global AI leadership’ as Hong Kong builds niche as innovation hub

Beijing’s state-led strategy is among governance models shaping AI competitiveness worldwide, think tank Deep Knowledge Group says.

19 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM

‘Extreme fear’: bitcoin crash hits Hong Kong-listed firms tied to digital assets

Bitcoin dives below US$90,000, impacting firms that had boosted their shares by rolling out various digital asset strategies.

18 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

Bitcoin ETF investors in the red after cryptocurrency’s US$89,600 level breaks

The breach marks a test of mettle for investors, underscoring how fast optimism has faded in cryptocurrency markets.

18 Nov 2025 - 3:38PM

While ETFs have been hailed as safer entry points into digital assets, bitcoin’s recent drop is a reminder that crypto’s notorious volatility has not vanished. Photo: Shutterstock

Bitcoin erases year’s gain as crypto bear market deepens

‘The general market is risk-off,’ one analyst says.

17 Nov 2025 - 10:24AM

Bitcoin has fallen back to levels reached at the end of last year. Photo: Reuters

US, Chinese authorities ramp up actions against syndicates running crypto scams

Syndicates either trick or coerce targeted victims to invest in bogus schemes and transfer funds via bitcoin, ether or stablecoins.

14 Nov 2025 - 1:14AMvideocam

Banking & finance

Hong Kong moves from theory to practice with real-value tokenised money, asset deals

Live transfers of tokenised deposits signal Hong Kong’s shift from proof of concept to production-grade digital-asset settlement.

13 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong prices world’s first bonds with tokenised settlement

US$1.3 billion issuance helps ‘reinforce the vision’ for Hong Kong as a global hub for digital assets, monetary authority chief says.

11 Nov 2025 - 10:46PM

Hong Kong is at “the forefront of financial innovation”, says HSBC co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East. Photo: Elson Li

Banking & finance

Hong Kong central to Standard Chartered’s digital finance strategy: CEO

Fintech-friendly regulations have convinced the bank to anchor its digital-asset ventures in the city, Bill Winters says.

10 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Banking & finance

Franklin Templeton introduces tokenised money market fund in Hong Kong

The launch marks the first project under the HKMA’s Fintech 2030 strategy, aimed at introducing tokenisation products in the city.

5 Nov 2025 - 6:05PM

Hong Kong to anchor fintech firm Reap’s global stablecoin-powered growth

Start-up chooses Hong Kong as its global base, citing stablecoin regulatory clarity and strategic connectivity.

5 Nov 2025 - 6:56PM

Kevin Kang, co-founder of Reap (right), and Arnold Lau, of InvestHK, attend the opening of the headquarters. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong pushes adjustments to digital-asset rules as Beijing remains cautious

The changes show a ‘clear shift in focus from building guardrails to enabling growth’ in the sector, Clarient Advisory’s Joy Lam says.

4 Nov 2025 - 8:00PM

The SFC’s latest digital asset-related initiatives aimed to “connect Hong Kong with global liquidity”. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

This AI model’s US$10,000 investment has the best return. Guess who?

Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen3-Max posts a 22.32 per cent return on a US$10,000 investment in two weeks, topping a “real money” AI crypto trading test.

4 Nov 2025 - 6:31PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong positioned as stablecoin bridge for mainland Chinese firms: Ebanx

Global digital payment services provider attracted by the city’s ‘transformational’ stablecoin framework.

4 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

China, UK police join forces to recover funds from massive crypto fraud

UK police in 2018 seized digital wallets holding more than 61,000 bitcoins, now worth more than US$6.7 billion.

31 Oct 2025 - 8:25PM

British police in 2018 seized digital wallets holding more than 61,000 bitcoins as part of an investigation. Photo: Shutterstock

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