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Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, started regulating cryptocurrencies in 2018. Photo: Shutterstock

Coins in sand: how the UAE draws in the global crypto community

At Abu Dhabi Finance Week, insiders give credit to the UAE’s regulatory infrastructure and institutional adoption of digital assets.

12 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM

Banking & finance

Swift tests blockchain with Ant International and HSBC in cross-border trial

11 Dec 2025 - 7:07PM

Bitcoin drops below US$90,000 as AI worries sour risk appetite

11 Dec 2025 - 4:03PM

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

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

Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing’s crackdown

This was the mainland associations’ first warning to members as Chinese authorities have explicitly targeted RWA tokenisation.

6 Dec 2025 - 12:47PM

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

He, who has children together with founder Zhao Changpeng, will share the title with Richard Teng.

4 Dec 2025 - 9:44AM

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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

Hong Kong reaps the fruits of fintech seeds sown nearly 10 years ago

Hong Kong’s rise as a fintech hub is due to the concerted regulatory push, with the city competing with Singapore for regional leadership.

30 Nov 2025 - 4:44PMvideocam

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

Hong Kong is set to attract more companies to set up treasury centres in the city, as it pushes to establish a tokenised financial system. Photo: May Tse

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

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

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

Ant International, UBS partner on blockchain-based cross-border payments

The strategic partnership aligns with financial institutions’ increased adoption of blockchain technology for cross-border payment solutions.

17 Nov 2025 - 5:00PM

Ant International and UBS seek to explore innovations in blockchain-based tokenised deposits. Photo: Handout

Bitcoin erases year’s gain as crypto bear market deepens

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

17 Nov 2025 - 10:24AM

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

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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

The HKMA has begun facilitating real-value transactions involving tokenised deposits and digital assets. Photo: May Tse

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

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

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

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

Joao Del Valle says China is an important market for Ebanx’s growth. Photo: Handout

Ant touts ‘tokenised money’ for settlement but remains mum on stablecoin plans

Ant has used tokenised bank deposits to achieve cross-bank real-time settlement this year through Hong Kong’s Project Ensemble.

3 Nov 2025 - 1:06PM

Hong Kong economy

Swiss firm aims to help build Hong Kong as an international gold trading hub

Precious metals trader MKS PAMP joins a growing number of European firms that are expanding operations in the city.

2 Nov 2025 - 2:00PM

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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