Will Hong Kong’s ‘regulatory clarity’ on crypto forge a path to global hub status?

In late 2022, Syed Musheer Ahmed packed his bags and departed Hong Kong. The founder of fintech advisory firm FinStep Asia headed for Dubai, where he joined the founding team of the Gulf city’s new digital-asset regulator, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Like many in Hong Kong’s crypto scene at the time, Ahmed was drawn by the Middle East’s regulatory clarity – a stark contrast to the uncertainty and Covid-19 restrictions still lingering in his adopted home. “Dubai came up as a good...


play_arrow All China News
2 h.
Technology
ID: 4165519139357800161


Similar News expand_more


1 w. Case Study: Using Hong Kong as a Strategic Anchor in a Complex Chinese Mainland Trademark Landscape
Technology
2 w. Deputys' Corridor: China's breakthroughs in blockchain tech ensure reliable digital infrastructure
Technology
1 M. How China’s Crypto Seizures Are Quietly Powering Its Digital Asset Reserves
Technology
16 h. Hong Kong should use ‘safe haven’ status to draw capital from Gulf: agency chief
Technology
1 M. Hong Kong ‘will deepen technology, industry links under nation’s blueprint’
Technology
20 h. 13 arrested in Hong Kong over HK$113 million ‘iAM Smart’ laundering crackdown
Crime
2 w. Mainland Chinese firm to build HK$23.8 billion Hong Kong supercomputing hub
Technology
1 M. Asia's weekly TOP10 crypto news: China Issues Regulatory Framework for RWA Tokenization and Top10 News
Technology
9 d. Beijing Eyes PBoC Law Rewrite for Digital Yuan; Hong Kong Keeps Focus on Stablecoin Rules
Technology
1 M. John Lee vows ‘systematic framework’ to align Hong Kong with nation’s blueprint
Technology
3 d. From studio to market: Hong Kong Design Institute’s transdisciplinary path to global design impact
Technology
53 h. Certain A Shares of Beijing Navigation Control Technology Co.,Ltd. are subject to a Lock
Technology
37 h. A practical roadmap: Conducting personal information protection compliance audits under China's PIPL
Technology
2 w. Beijing tasks Hong Kong with enhancing role as an international finance centre
Technology
1 M. Hong Kong needs more global listings, wider Stock Connect to strengthen hub role: FSDC
Technology
1 M. Hong Kong, Singapore to be biggest winners as global capital flows shift to Asia: DBS CEO
Economics
1 M. More Southeast Asian human trafficking gangs use crypto to move illegal funds
Crime
11 h. Smart Device Empire: Beijing’s Expansion Through Everyday Digital Infrastructure
Technology
3 w. Cover Story: China Carves Out a Narrow Path for Offshore Asset Tokenization
Technology
35 h. Ambassador Xie Feng: China will be an oasis of certainty and an anchor of stability in the world
Politics
2 w. Man robbed of HK$6 million in crypto and silver in Hong Kong, probe under way
Technology
2 w. Man robbed of HK$6.1 million in crypto and silver in Hong Kong, probe under way
Technology
1 w. Hong Kong tipped to be world’s top financial centre amid global yuan expansion plan
Technology
3 w. Hong Kong, UAE solidify financial links with deeper regulatory ties, digital assets focus
Technology
1 M. Exclusive: Syngenta targets up to $10 billion Hong Kong listing in 2026, sources say
Technology
1 M. Exclusive: Syngenta plans Hong Kong listing worth up to $10 billion, sources say
Technology
2 w. HSBC signals intent to join Hong Kong’s stablecoin regime amid digital innovation push
Technology
3 w. Uber: 'Actively investigating' Greater China routes on top of Macao re
Technology
1 w. Unbreakable encryption on the cards thanks to this Chinese team’s discovery
Technology
5 d. China’s safety crackdown on EV tech positions Beijing as new global regulatory trendsetter
Technology
19 h. Top Links 1047 Petro Core. China is not done with infrastructure. Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium & Nehru on the Chinese revolution.
Technology
1 M. Southeast Asia’s scam hubs are adept at conning. Now AI is making it easier, faster
Technology
3 w. Automotive Trading Platform Beijing Dongchedi Technology Considering Hong Kong IPO
Technology
1 M. Hong Kong back in global IPO spotlight after strongest January in years
Technology
3 w. Personal data stolen in ransomware attack on Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 attraction
Crime
1 M. Cambodian scam victims’ details found inside compound reveal reach of cyber gangs
Crime
2 w. Opinion | Two Sessions: Hong Kong's unique mission in China's new era of modernization
Technology
1 M. Leaked Documents Show China Rehearsing Cyberattacks on Neighbors’ Critical Infrastructure
Crime
2 w. Leverage unique strengths and global role, Beijing’s No 2 tells Hong Kong
Technology
1 w. Why China’s cadres must master rare earths as economic security becomes a KPI
Technology
3 w. GLOBALink | Exploring China's new vitality EP1: Revival of a "hollow village"
Technology
6 d. Beyond a ‘buffer zone’: how the Iran war is recalibrating Central Asian ties
Politics
4 h. Should Hong Kong’s stock exchange make all IPO applications confidential?
Technology
9 d. Government roles in legalizing China’s digital business environment: evidence from Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing
Politics
1 M. China second only to US in global AI finance index, with Hong Kong third as a city hub
Technology
3 w. Hong Kong to set up first national innovation centre outside mainland China
Technology
1 M. China's Vision for Multilateralism: Wang Yi positions China as a pillar of stability amid Europe's search for strategic certainty
Politics
2 w. ‘We want to go home’: Hongkongers trapped in Mideast call for more official help
Politics
1 M. Traveling Beijing’s Historic Sites Without a Hitch, From the Great Wall to the Forbidden City
Travel
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down