The Hong Kong government announced plans for regular digital bond issuances as part of its digital assets Policy 2.0 statement in June. To date it has issued a tokenized green bond in 2023 and a far larger natively digital green bond issuance in 2024 of more than $750 million. According to Bloomberg, it has now…
A growing number of Hong Kong-listed firms are snapping up cryptocurrency on the back of rising bitcoin prices and the popularity of digital asset treasury (DAT) companies in the US. Investment bank China Renaissance, which helped fund many leading Chinese tech firms, and Yunfeng Financial Group, backed by Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma, are…
Hong Kong opened applications for stablecoin issuers at the start of August, with 77 firms applying during the month. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has repeatedly stated it only plans to license a handful of companies in the first instance. With its initial rules requiring the identity of every stablecoin user, this may favor…
The recent surge in US margin debt has sent shockwaves through financial markets, highlighting potential risks and opportunities for traders across both traditional stocks and cryptocurrency sectors. According to a report from The Kobeissi Letter on August 25, 2025, margin debt climbed by an additional $14.6 billion in July, reaching a staggering record high of…
Alpha Edge Media, a subsidiary of Aether Holdings (NASDAQ: ATHR), will host the Alpha Edge Summit Hong Kong 2025 on August 27, 2025, during Bitcoin Asia Week. The exclusive, invitation-only event will be held at Cloud 39, The Henderson building in Hong Kong. The Summit, themed “Where…
The worldwide financial system needs to rewrite its rules for a future of tokens, as the rise of stablecoins poses new challenges to the global infrastructure for instant payment, clearing and settlement, according to the gatekeeper of the world’s central banks. Stablecoins, which are digital tokens backed by fiat currencies or other reserve assets, could…
Chinese scientists claim to have created a new blockchain storage system that they say can resist attacks from quantum computers. The system is important because quantum computers could make current encryption methods useless. The team’s solution, known as EQAS (Efficient Quantum-resistant Authentication Storage), introduces a new framework to safeguard blockchain systems against the immense computational…
Robinhood is making a big statement to the financial services community. The trading platform said Monday it has launched US stock and ETF tokens in the European Union at an event in Cannes, France. European Robinhood customers will have access to more than 200 US stock and ETF tokens. Stock token holders will also receive…
The Hong Kong government has pledged to promote the public adoption of licensed stablecoins, unveiling a broad set of new digital asset (DA) policies as the city seeks to cement its role as a global cryptocurrency hub while serving as a test bed for Beijing’s fintech aspirations. In the “Policy Statement 2.0 on the Development…
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan outlined plans for a second digital asset innovation push in a blog post over the weekend. After the first policy statement in 2022 formalized its approach to cryptocurrencies, it is planning to announce its future strategy soon. It sounds like the focus could be on digital securities and tokenized…