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An image of US President Donald Trump seen next to a bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong on April 9. Photo: AFP
Digital currencies

Hong Kong ranks as second-most crypto-friendly city in the world in new index

The city is just behind Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, in an evaluation based on factors such as regulation, taxes and wealth.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s finance sector embraces GenAI, with adoption to reach 90% in 5 years

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Digital currencies

Hong Kong remains upbeat on Web3 amid crypto market turmoil from US tariffs

Fintech

Hong Kong lawmaker calls for support of Web3 sector as Tron founder flags fraud

The call comes after cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun denounced alleged ‘loopholes’ in Hong Kong’s trust regulations.

Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, speaks at a press conference on Thursday in Tsim Sha Tsui, where he accused First Digital Trust of misappropriating funds of a stablecoin operator he has links to. Photo: Edmond So
Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong crypto firm HashKey jumps on AI bandwagon, joining Web3 players

HashKey’s first AI product is designed for content moderation, but it envisions a future of AI agents trading on blockchain on behalf of users.

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Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Chasing Jho Low: blockchain bounty breathes new life into hunt for 1MDB fugitive

Can a memecoin help uncover Jho Low’s whereabouts? New evidence is surfacing about the scandal, thanks to a crypto reward system.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong to get world’s first tokenised money-market ETFs from Bosera, HashKey

Bosera HKD Money Market ETF and USD Money Market ETF, which have been approved by the SFC, are set to launch in April.

Tokenised money market ETFs are one of the use cases in the HKMA’s Project Ensemble sandbox. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Wealth Connect 3.0: HKMA chief promises upgrades to boost appeal

The cross-border scheme for wealth-management products could also expand to mainland investors beyond the Greater Bay Area, Eddie Yue says.

Singapore

Trump outsources ‘Made-in-America’ investments to Singapore crypto firm

The US president’s Trump Media & Technology Group says it plans to work with Singapore-based Crypto.com on exchange-traded funds.

US-China relations

‘A geopolitical move’: Trump’s big bet on crypto raises questions for China

China has kept unregulated digital currencies at arm’s length, but the US is going all-in on crypto. Will this big bet give the US dollar new life?

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Digital currencies

Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood says Web3 is on track as finance firms move in

Wood’s newer project Polkadot is focused on scaling decentralised applications, with many developers coming from China.

Ethereum and Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood. Photo: Matt Haldane
Digital currencies

Trump wants the US to be the world’s crypto capital. Will China take notice?

The global impact of Trump’s cryptocurrency reserve and a White House summit on the asset will be watched, analysts say.

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Asean

Opinion | Trump is bringing the trade war to Southeast Asia. Asean must act

Unless nations can work together to blunt the worst effects, the region may have to live with slower growth for years to come.

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Donald Trump

Bitcoin up after Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is up by more than 20 per cent from the November lows.

Bitcoin has soared following Trump’s announcement of a list of cryptocurrencies to be included in a new US strategic reserve. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Hong Kong launches first retail tokenised money market fund in Web3 push

ChinaAMC’s Hong Kong dollar-denominated fund launched on the cryptocurrency exchange OSL and securities brokerage Solomon on Friday.

ChinaAMC is offering the first tokenised money market fund to retail investors in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Digital currencies

US securities regulator files to dismiss Coinbase lawsuit

A court has separately paused the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance after a joint request, citing implications of the agency’s new crypto task force.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin slides below US$90,000 as cryptocurrency sell-off hastens

Tumbling crypto prices mirror a broader retreat from risky assets, while sentiment has also soured following a hack targeting exchange Bybit.

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Digital currencies

Crypto exchange Bybit, hit by largest crypto theft ever, stokes sell-off

After exchange operator loses ether from a cold wallet in a North Korea-linked attack, bitcoin and ether fall as industry enthusiasm wanes.

Bybit said US$1.5 billion worth of ether was stolen in a “sophisticated attack” on one of its cold wallets. Photo: AP
Digital currencies

OKX crypto exchange operator enters US$505 million guilty plea, US says

Prosecutors said that from 2018 through early 2024, OKX was used to facilitate more than US$5 billion in suspicious transactions and criminal proceeds.

Digital currencies

Consensus Hong Kong: regulators seek ‘global liquidity’ in crypto amid Web3 push

The SFC licensed its first international crypto exchange on Tuesday as it courts global business at major Web3 conference.

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Hong Kong

Tokenisation a ‘defining trend’ in Hong Kong, official says at Consensus

Tokenisation will be ‘profoundly transformative’, Secretary for Financial Services Christopher Hui said, as companies pile into the burgeoning business.

HSBC Gold Token is the first such retail product to be issued by a bank in Hong Kong, according to HSBC, as the government pushes for the issuance of more tokenised assets. Photo: HSBC
Banking & finance

Standard Chartered, Animoca, HKT to pursue Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin

Stablecoins are digital assets that maintain a fixed value relative to a government-issued fiat currency or other reference rate.

A view of Central from above. Photo: Sam Tsang
Digital currencies

Consensus building: crypto conference arrives in Hong Kong amid Web3 changes

Hong Kong is leaning into its role in traditional finance as it courts Web3 enthusiasts to the city for CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong.

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Donald Trump

Binance seeks pause in legal battle as Trump draws up crypto policy

The parties say the SEC’s new task force on cryptocurrency regulations may ‘impact and facilitate the potential resolution of this case’.

Digital currencies

Tencent-backed WeBank eyes Web3 expansion in Hong Kong

WeBank chief information officer Henry Ma said the virtual bank will be “deeply involved” in developing Hong Kong’s Web3 infrastructure.

WeBank’s headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court order sent to cryptocurrency wallets, setting new precedent

Lawyer says this is first time among major common law jurisdictions that court order effectively served by way of tokenisation.

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The fraud claim is related to the transfer of US$2.66 million worth of Tether, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

Prominent computer scientist Chen Jing leaves US to teach in China

Specialist in computational economics brings ‘dual perspective’ after returning to Beijing’s Tsinghua University as a professor.

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Digital currencies

Trump’s meme coin draws billions in crypto trading volume

Major exchanges like Coinbase and Binance say they intend to list Trump’s token on their platform, while Melania also unveiled a coin.

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