Hong Kong Adds Seven Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges to its Alert List

Hong Kong Adds Seven Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges to its Alert List

Last updated: July 15, 2024, 16:08 EDT | 1 min read Source: Pixabay/ alexslThe Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has identified seven unauthorized cryptocurrency exchanges and placed them on its... Read more »
Hong Kong Reviews “Excessively Stringent” Crypto Regulation

Hong Kong Reviews “Excessively Stringent” Crypto Regulation

Hong Kong is taking another look at its crypto regulation as lawmakers fear the current framework could be a deterrent for exchanges. During a parliamentary questioning session yesterday, Christopher Hui, Secretary for... Read more »
Crypto Exchanges Flout Hong Kong Rules Requiring a License to Serve Locals

Crypto Exchanges Flout Hong Kong Rules Requiring a License to Serve Locals

Trading cryptocurrencies on exchanges that have not applied for a local license remains possible in Hong Kong, Caixin has found, nearly a month past the city’s deadline for exchanges to obtain or... Read more »
Major Milestone: Hong Kong Regulator Approves 11 Crypto Exchanges To Operate In The City

Major Milestone: Hong Kong Regulator Approves 11 Crypto Exchanges To Operate In The City

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently granted initial approval to 11 cryptocurrency exchanges to continue operating in the city.  This marks the first step towards issuing virtual asset... Read more »
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Licenses Now Cost Less Millions

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Licenses Now Cost Less Millions

Hong Kong’s crypto exchange licenses are now costing applicants less million dollars, a change from the $25 million price in 2023. Livio Wang, COO of HashKey Group, clarified that the cost is... Read more »
Hong Kong Discloses List of To-Be-licensed Crypto Exchanges

Hong Kong Discloses List of To-Be-licensed Crypto Exchanges

On June 1, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) unveiled a list of cryptocurrency exchange platforms with licenses nearing approval. According to the SFC website, 11 applicants, including Matrixport HK, Accumulus,... Read more »
11 crypto exchanges in Hong Kong to get licences soon

11 crypto exchanges in Hong Kong to get licences soon

Hong Kong‘s securities regulator said 11 cryptocurrency exchanges are a step closer to obtaining licences, one year after rolling out a digital-asset rulebook to try and foster a hub for the industry.Applicants... Read more »
Mt Gox not dumping Bitcoin just yet, Hong Kong boots out crypto exchanges: Asia Express

Mt Gox not dumping Bitcoin just yet, Hong Kong boots out crypto exchanges: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Mt. Gox won’t sell Bitcoin immediately Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of defunct Japanese crypto exchange Mt. Gox,... Read more »
Hong Kong SFC to conduct compliance checks on crypto firms — TradingView News

Hong Kong SFC to conduct compliance checks on crypto firms — TradingView News

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it will carry out on-site compliance checks on local virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) that are still in the process of... Read more »
Crypto Exchange Giant OKX To Pull Trading Services From Hong Kong at the End of the Month

Crypto Exchange Giant OKX To Pull Trading Services From Hong Kong at the End of the Month

The crypto exchange giant OKX will shutter its digital asset trading services in Hong Kong at the end of the month. OKX says it decided to pull its application for a virtual... Read more »