Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a significant hub in the global cryptocurrency landscape, home to numerous blockchain companies, crypto exchanges, and enthusiasts. The region boasts a robust regulatory framework, fostering a conducive environment for crypto-related activities. Renowned crypto exchanges like Bitfinex and OKEx are headquartered here, facilitating vast daily trading volumes. Hong Kong's blockchain networks are advanced, supporting various protocols and fostering innovation in the crypto space. The region's crypto community is diverse, involving investors, traders, developers, and blockchain startups. Despite its traditional finance background, Hong Kong has embraced the digital asset revolution, positioning itself as a leading player in the crypto world.


Finance

OSL Hires Senior Execs to Support Rising Volumes, New Products and Global Expansion

Hong Kong’s first licensed cryptocurrency exchange adds the positions following a June hiring spree and recent expansions in North and Latin America and the U.K.

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Shibu Inu Coin Struggles, Blockchain an Inflation Hedge Solution?

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands announces equestrian joint venture with Aquis Farm. Shiba Inu community still hurting following Bitmart hack. Could blockchain technology offer an inflation hedge option? We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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China, Hong Kong Enter Second Phase of Cross-Border Digital Yuan Trials: Report

Hong Kong banks and merchants have been testing the use of China’s CBDC.

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Finance

Huobi Tech Launches Crypto Lending Services in Hong Kong

Huobi Tech is offering loans up to $100 million in crypto.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust Partner to Provide Institutional-Grade Wallets for GameFi

Hex Trust will offer financial services to users of Animoca Brands’ ecosystem.

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Top Blockchain University: University of Hong Kong

The blockchain professors at 19th-ranked HKU hold impressive amounts of knowledge on top of their impressive resumes.

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Top Blockchain University: City University of Hong Kong

Ranked 14th, CityU partners with big names in accounting to create blockchain-based verification of academic credentials.

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Top Blockchain University: Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ranked ninth, CUHK is one of the only schools in the world to offer a formal financial technology degree for undergrads.

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Top Blockchain University: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ranked sixth, PolyU forges powerful alliances for the advancement of blockchain technology.

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Another E-CNY Scam Busted, SCMP to Tokenize History

Inner Mongolia e-CNY scam busted. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post to release news archives as NFTs. DeFi emerges as an enabler for pricing assets. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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