HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue has indicated that the central bank hopes to reach licensing decisions by March 2026. I’ve been refreshing the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s register of licensed [...]

Ten more people have been charged in connection with Hong Kong's largest alleged financial fraud in recent years involving cryptocurrency trading platform JPEX, police said on Thursday. Chief inspector Hon [...]

23rd February 2026 – (Hong Kong) A network engineer has been arrested on suspicion of stealing cryptocurrency worth approximately US$2.6 million (around HK$20.32 million) from clients of a financial technology [...]

Julia Leung Fung-yee (left), CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, speaks at a fireside session during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 on Feb 11, 2026. (LI XIAOYUN / CHINA [...]

According to Odaily, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has announced the convening of the third Digital Asset Advisory Panel meeting, where it discussed the future regulatory development of [...]

Eddie Yue, Chief Executive at Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), remarked after the meeting by Finance Committee of Legislative Council that 36 applications for stablecoin licenses have been received, with [...]

Quick Take Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said authorities plan to issue the first batch of stablecoin licenses in the first quarter, the South China Morning Post reported. The [...]

Artemis data noted that stablecoin transaction volumes in the last quarter of 2025 alone recorded $11 trillion, compared to $8.8 trillion in Q3. Global Stablecoin transaction value totalled $33 trillion [...]

The FSTB and SFC concluded consultations on virtual regimes and plan to introduce new bill to LegCo next year. What to know: Hong Kong plans to introduce legislative proposals to [...]

Beijing has reaffirmed its tough stance on virtual currencies, warning of a resurgence in speculative trading and vowing to stamp out “illegal activities” involving stablecoins. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) [...]

1.    The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently observed an emerging trend of illicit actors exploiting licensed corporations and virtual asset trading platforms for potential layering activities in money laundering. Failing to [...]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Wednesday it received formal stablecoin license applications from 36 institutions by September 30, nearly half of the 77 expressions of interest recorded in [...]