Crypto Hubs 2023: Where to Live Freely and Work Smart

With shifting regulatory regimes worldwide, crypto is on the move to find the best locales to put down roots, get licensed, register or just be. Crypto Hubs 2023, our ranking of the top 15 global crypto hubs, is a good place to start.

• 2023-06-27
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Hong Kong Expected To Embrace Crypto and Lift Trading Ban

Hong Kong is set to lift its ban on retail trading of cryptocurrencies as the city strives to restore its reputation as a prominent fintech hub.

• 2023-05-24
• Hong Kong retail investors Securities and Futures Commission retail trading

Hong Kong Tackles a Talent Crunch for the ‘Hardest Position to Fill’ in Crypto

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong, which is preparing to introduce a new regime for trading digital assets, is responding to concerns raised by industry players about the shortage of a crucial type of worker. Most Read from BloombergCarl Icahn Is $15 Billion Poorer After Hunter Becomes the HuntedMcCarthy Says Debt Deal Remains Elusive as Negotiations ResumeRussia Pushes India for Help to Avert Global Financial IsolationChina’s New Covid Wave Set to See 65 Million Cases a WeekLuxury Stocks Lose $30 Billio

• 2023-05-24
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Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Accept License Applications for Crypto Exchanges Starting June 1

The Securities and Futures Commission's guidelines explicitly ban crypto gifts to incentivize retail investments, which likely includes airdrops.

• 2023-05-23
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Hong Kong Lets Retail Investors Trade Crypto in New Rules That Contrast With Clampdowns in Asia

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong said retail investors can trade crypto under its new rulebook for the sector, stepping up a drive to develop a digital-asset hub even as the industry and regulators clash elsewhere in Asia.The city’s Securities and Futures Commission on Tuesday detailed the conclusions of a consultation on retail participation. The agency stuck with a plan to let individual investors buy and sell bigger tokens like Bitcoin and Ether starting June 1 when a new licensing regime for virtual

• 2023-05-23
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Hong Kong’s SFC to release crypto exchange licensing guidelines in May: Bloomberg

Hong Kong's Web3 industry can look forward to more regulatory clarity, with the city set to release its cryptocurrency exchange licensing framework in May

• 2023-04-27
• crypto regulation Julia Leung Hong Kong Bloomberg Securities and Futures Commission

Hong Kong shows desire to be crypto hub with new regulation

As the U.S. government continues to rein in the crypto industry with a spate of regulations, other places are emerging as new hubs for the virtual asset industry. On Monday, Hong Kong proposed rules that would let retail investors trade certain "large-cap tokens" on licensed exchanges, a stark contrast to mainland China across its border where crypto-related transactions are outright banned. The city's Securities and Futures Commission did not specify which large tokens would be allowed, thoug

• 2023-02-20
• Hong Kong mainland China regulatory environment Securities and Futures Commission China

Hong Kong’s Proposed Crypto Rules Seek Investor, Deposit Protection

The securities regulator said cryptocurrency-trading companies would need to leave the city if they don’t get licensed.

• 2023-02-20
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Hong Kong Proposes Rules for Crypto Trading Platforms

Service platforms that do not plan to apply for a license should start preparing for closure in the jurisdiction, Hong Kong's securities regulator said.

• 2023-02-20
• Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission retail investors virtual asset crypto trading platforms trading services