The Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission's list of "suspicious virtual asset trading platforms" has added four new ones in the past two months, namely "HKTWeb3", "AmazingTech", "9M AI", and "Hong Kong Stablecoin Exchange". All four platforms are suspected of operating without a license. Among them, "HKTWeb3" claimed on its website to cooperate with a virtual asset trading platform licensed by the Securities Supervision Commission, but it was refuted; "Hong Kong Stablecoin Exchange" falsel...
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has announced that it has added the Hong Kong Stablecoin Exchange to the Alert List of Suspicious Virtual Asset Trading Platforms. The Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission said that the virtual asset trading platform that the entity claimed to operate was suspected of conducting unlicensed activities/engaging in virtual asset-related fraudulent activities, and the entity also falsely claimed that it was "jointly established by the three majo...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued Explanatory Letter 1188, confirming that NAB can engage in permitted banking activities related to transactions in crypto assets with risk-free principal. Such transactions involve banks acting as principal when conducting crypto asset transactions with one customer while performing offset transactions with another. Banks act as intermediaries, not holding inventory of crypto assets, but acting in a similar capacity to brokers acti...
9M AI Group Inc./9M AI has been added to the Suspicious Virtual Asset Trading Platform Alert List by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, which said that the platform claimed to operate a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong, but did not obtain a license from the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission. The entity is suspected of conducting unlicensed activities in Hong Kong and targeting Hong Kong investors.
According to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on December 1, HashKey Holdings Limited has passed the hearing of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and JPMorgan Chase and Guotai Haitong Guotai Junan International are the joint sponsors.
According to Project Bayani: Asset Tokenization Opportunities in the Philippines, a white paper released today by the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), Saison Capital and Onigiri Capital, the market for tokenized assets in the Philippines could reach $60 billion by 2030, with public equities ($26 billion), government bonds ($24 billion) and mutual funds ($6 billion) dominating.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has warned the public to beware of a virtual asset trading platform called "AmazingTech" and has placed it on the Suspicious Virtual Asset Trading Platform Alert List, which claims to operate a virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong and is suspected of conducting unlicensed activities.
According to the official website of the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has placed a virtual asset trading platform called "HKTWeb3" on the alert list of suspicious virtual asset trading platforms, and pointed out that the platform has not been licensed by the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission. Its website claims to cooperate with a virtual asset trading platform licensed by the Securities Supervision Commission, but the pla...
On November 11, Binance won the 8th "Crypto Exchange of the Year" award in the 2025 Regulation Asia Awards for its outstanding performance in compliance management and continuous improvement of risk management capabilities. The purpose of the award is to recognize crypto exchanges that have made outstanding contributions to market leadership, innovation, and establishing a secure, transparent and compliance trading environment. Binance stands out mainly due to its long-term investment and contin...
On November 3, Liang Fengyi, CEO of the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission, said at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Week 2025 that the new policy of the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission will allow licensed virtual asset trading platforms to connect overseas liquidity through overseas affiliated platforms, and at the same time have a number of safeguards to reduce settlement and integrity risks. For example, requiring overseas virtual asset trading platforms to implement ...