Simon Cartledge, founder of Hong Kong-based publishing and research company Big Brains, said the main hurdle for businesses in the city is the impact of Covid. Hong Kong maintains strict Covid ...

The proposed regulatory framework would create substantive obligations on issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins to safeguard the public. On 27 December 2023, the Financial Services and the Treasury ...

Crypto regulations are a competitive business in Asia, with places such as Hong Kong and Singapore vying to become Asia’s crypto hub and capture the business associated with that status. The challenge ...

Hong Kong, alongside mainland China, is one of the few places still taking a zero-Covid approach to the coronavirus, but the omicron variant is fueling a fifth wave of cases in the city. The ...

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has taken a “regulate to protect” approach to cryptocurrencies, contrasting with recent action in the U.S. of regulation by enforcement, Bernstein ...

The government will enact the new legislation to bring issuers of fiat-referencing stablecoins into the regulatory perimeter. On 17 July 2024, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the ...