Hong Kong’s Crypto Framework Near Completion — 11 Platforms Awaiting Approval

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has confirmed that the full regulatory framework for digital assets is set to be completed by next year, according to CEO Liang Fengyi. She also noted that 11 more crypto platforms are in the process of applying for licenses, with the first round of assessments already finished. SFC … Read more

XRP Crash Burns Other Crypto Asset Values, BTC Price Remains Unscathed

Digital currency markets have seen some volatile action this week and during the last 24 hours following the XRP charges, a number of coins shed a great deal of value. At the time of publication, the entire crypto-economy is valued at $629 billion and because XRP lost so much value, bitcoin’s dominance index has risen … Read more

Hong Kong Grants First License to Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

Hong Kong now has its first regulated cryptocurrency trading platform. The Securities and Futures Commission has just given out the first-ever crypto license to OSL Digital Securities which will soon commence trading for several cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Hong Kong Gives Out First Crypto License Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has licensed the first … Read more

Fidelity International Acquires a Stake in a Major Asian Crypto Exchange

Digital asset platforms have proven to be of great interest to financial service providers. Even Fidelity International is getting in on the action.  The investment management firm has acquired a relatively big stake in OSL. Fidelity International Makes its Move That latter company is a major digital asset platform in Asia, primarily catering to professional … Read more