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According to news on June 13, the European cryptocurrency exchange BitstampUK Limited has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate in the UK. The cryptocurrency registration was updated according to the FCA and confirmed to FinancialNews by the regulator. It is the second company to be approved within two days, following broker InteractiveInvestors (UK). Prior to this, the FCA had not allowed any crypto firms since December last year.
According to news on June 10, Hong Kong Legislative Council member and CPPCC National Committee member Wu Jiezhuang tweeted that global virtual asset exchanges, including Coinbase, are welcome to come to Hong Kong to apply for compliance exchanges and negotiate listing plans, and expressed their willingness to provide assistance.
According to ForesightNews, the blockchain technology application platform IOST announced that it has launched a startup accelerator "223Booster" in Hong Kong with the Canadian Web3 investment institution BitValueCapital. The main goal is to promote the development of Web3-related technologies in Hong Kong and provide comprehensive support for Web3 projects. In the future, "223Booster" will strengthen technical support capabilities, expand global cooperation, strengthen the financial support matrix, cultivate the ecosystem, and provide knowledge product popularity and market influence. ForesightNews previously reported that on April 6, IOST received a $10 million investment from BitValueCapital and will launch a $5 million ecological incentive fund.
On May 31, Huobi announced to become the first exchange member of HKVAC, a virtual asset rating agency in Hong Kong. Huobi said that it will provide HKVAC with the exchange’s professional security technology and compliance standardization process as a reference, jointly provide industry investors with more authoritative risk management indicators, and formulate strict rating standards to credit existing exchanges. Evaluate. In addition, after Huobi joins HKVAC, it will jointly explore multi-dimensional cooperation and upgrades such as technology, data, and ecology, and accelerate the implementation of Web3 infrastructure. HKVAC was established by professional rating agencies and the industry. It is composed of stakeholders in the virtual asset industry, including big data companies, exchanges, institutional investors, etc., together with Hong Kong licensed rating agencies. It aims to create a safe virtual asset investment environment to improve the public Investors' recognition of virtual assets.
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According to ForesightNews, the digital asset broker LTP has officially connected with OKX Hong Kong to provide comprehensive services for institutional users in Hong Kong, and is committed to providing services for more compliance entities and institutional investors. ForesightNews reported today that OKX has completed the APP upgrade, which can provide virtual asset spot trading services for Hong Kong users, and supports Hong Kong users to buy, sell and hold 16 mainstream virtual asset spot transactions in accordance with the regulations of Hong Kong Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP).
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News on May 24, according to official information, on May 23, the Hong Kong virtual asset trading platform Gate.HK officially opened its website and opened registration and trading services. Gate.HK focuses on providing high-quality virtual asset trading experience for virtual asset investors. Currently, it supports spot transactions of BTC, ETH and LTC, and will provide more trading services in the future. It is reported that Gate.HK has previously prepared to apply for a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements, aiming to provide Hong Kong users with compliant virtual asset trading services.
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It was reported on May 24 that the hardware wallet OneKey received HK$500,000 in funding from Hong Kong Cyberport, and obtained the office space provided by Cyberport. OneKey stated that it is stepping up communication with the local government in Hong Kong, and is focusing on applying for relevant encryption licenses in Hong Kong.
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On May 22, the Hong Kong digital asset exchange HKD.com was granted a virtual asset service provider license issued by the Spanish regulator. The license will allow HKD.com to engage in transactions between encrypted assets and between encrypted assets and fiat currencies, and to provide encrypted asset custody services. It is reported that HKD.com was established in 2019 and has obtained the Hong Kong Trust or Company Service Provider License (TCSP), the Money Service Business Registration License (MSB) issued by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Agency (FinCEN), etc
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today that Loong Pei Fung has joined the group as Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets. Loong will be responsible for leading the development of the digital asset ecosystem in the HKEX market, including the introduction of digital asset products and the establishment of a robust digital infrastructure. He will report to Su Yingying, head of the group's emerging business and fixed interest and currency businesses, and succeeds Wei Anjun, who will leave in July.
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According to information from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Digital Hong Kong Dollar Pilot Program, the 16 companies selected from the financial, payment and technology sectors to participate in the first round of trials include: Alipay Financial Services (HK) Limited (Programmable Payment - Merchant Reward Program); ARTA-Emali HK Limited (Programmable Payment - Investment); Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Programmable Payment - Issuance of Government Funding, Programmable Payment - Prepayment Service); China Construction Bank (Asia ) Co., Ltd. (programmable payment - prepayment service); Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and Ripple Labs Inc. (settlement of tokenized assets); Giesecke+Devrient and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (offline payment ); Hang Seng Bank Limited (Programmable Payment - Issuance of Government Grants, Programmable Payment - Merchant Rewards Program); Hang Seng Bank Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (Tokenization Deposits); Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (offline payment); Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Web3 transaction settlement); Boston Consulting Group, HKT Payment Limited and ZhongAn Bank Limited (tokenized asset settlement) ; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (full payment).
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According to Forbes India, Liminal, a wallet infrastructure and digital asset custody service provider, has been granted a Hong Kong TCSP (Trust or Company Service Provider) license, enabling the company to provide regulated digital asset custody services in Hong Kong. Foresight News previously reported that Liminal announced in June 2022 that it had completed a $4.7 million round of financing led by Elevation Capital.
A Greenland Holdings executive said a subsidiary of Greenland Holdings is planning to apply for a license to trade virtual assets in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post reported. Greenland Fintech will set up a new company to focus on virtual asset transactions, and the new department will submit an application to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. If approved, the new company plans to trade cryptocurrencies, NFTs and products related to carbon emissions.