Hong Kong Financial News
07.12 / 06:19
cryptocurrency
Edison
Bitcoin
Weekend
Bitcoin Back Over $50,000, As Market Calms After Weekend Turmoil
Bitcoin fell as much as 22% to just under $42,000 on Saturday.
06.12 / 15:53
UPS
Aware
Platform
dutch
Coinweb.io Closes Investment From, and Strategic Partnership with Venture Capital Firm, Dutch Crypto Investors (“DCI”)
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06.12 / 10:47
cryptocurrency
Digital
Bitcoin
Weekend
Bitcoin Below $50,000, At Early October Levels, After Weekend's Battering
Bitcoin had earlier touched an all time high of $69,000 on November10 .
02.12 / 14:47
IPO
Target
boost
UK confirms listing changes to boost IPO competitiveness
The FCA confirmed a number of rule changes for UK market listings in an effort to keep London competitive with other IPO destinations including New York and Hong Kong.
02.12 / 10:19
Money
aids
Women's Tennis Association suspends China tournaments over Peng Shuai censorship
The Women's Tennis Association will suspend all tournaments in China and in Hong Kong in response to China's handling of Peng Shuai's sexual-assault allegation and concerns that she has been censored.
01.12 / 20:47
UPS
Target
VanEck
Bitcoin
DEX aggregator 1inch closes $175 million funding round, wants to ‘open doors to DeFi’
DEX aggregator 1inch Network closed a $175 million Series B round of funding, as per reports. With that, the liquidity sourcing business is now valued at a massive $2.25 billion. Hong Kong-based Amber Group reportedly led the round, along with 50 more participants including the likes of VanEck and Celsius.
30.11 / 15:51
restrictions
Variant
What the Omicron Variant Means for Travel Restrictions and Bans
The World Health Organization has declared the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus a “variant of concern,” indicating that it carries higher risks than other virus strains.
30.11 / 13:19
Blockchain
Citi
Digital
Platform
【Feature】New Art Landscape of NFT Shaping in Hong Kong
Although Hong Kong's art scene is already booming lucratively with galleries and auction houses showcasing world-class art pieces, the city is on its way to adding another milestone on its journey with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
29.11 / 10:15
Blockchain
Provident
CEO
SolChicks IDO Breaking Cryptocurrency World Records
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26.11 / 17:13
Binance
CEO
Strategy
Interface
Flurry Finance Deploys on Polygon After Hitting USD 3 Million TVL in Just a Month of Launch
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26.11 / 11:13
Nikkei
Variant
fall
Markets fall after South Africa raises alarm on new Covid-19 variant
Global equity markets and US stock futures fell after South Africa raised the alarm over a new, fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus.
25.11 / 14:31
Citi
JPMorgan
Morgan Stanley joins JPMorgan in paying bankers’ Hong Kong quarantine bills
Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan will compensate their Hong Kong-based employees for quarantine hotel expenses incurred in returning to the city from certain types of personal travel.
25.11 / 13:01
ETH
Provident
Extreme
Stealth
Animoca Brands to Cover Losses of Recent Scam Victims
Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands released a statement saying that the company will cover the losses of those who fell victim to an online scam on November 19.
25.11 / 07:29
UPS
Morningstar
Restructuring Plan
Shares of Chinese real estate developer Kaisa pop 20% after debt restructuring plan
BEIJING — Chinese real estate developer Kaisa announced Thursday plans for paying back investors, temporarily alleviating concerns about a default as China's property sector continues to face pressure.
25.11 / 05:05
NFT
Scams
Blockchain Game
Drop
Animoca to repay users 265 ETH stolen in fake NFT drop Discord hack
Hong Kong-based gaming and venture capital company Animoca Brands and subsidiary Blowfish Studios have promised users that they will repay 265 ETH (US$1.1 million) stolen in a fraudulent nonfungible token (NFT) sale on D`iscord.
24.11 / 11:47
CEO
JPMorgan
Jamie Dimon jokes JPMorgan will ‘last longer’ than China’s ruling party but cautions over Taiwan intervention
JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon made a joke that the US bank would outlive China’s ruling party.
22.11 / 18:01
Blockchain
Ethereum
Stablecoin
Financial
Southeast Asian financial institutions turn to the Ethereum blockchain
Blockchain innovation is surging throughout Southeast Asia, as the region is home to a number of fintech firms and global crypto companies. In particular, Singapore has become one of the world’s most crypto-friendly countries.
22.11 / 11:05
COST
UPS
JPMorgan
Costs
JPMorgan offers to reimburse Hong Kong bankers’ quarantine costs
JPMorgan has told Hong staff it will pay up to $5,000 back in compensation for their quarantine stay when they return to the city if they want to visit loved ones from December 1 to 22 November.
19.11 / 12:45
Citi
Natixis
Trading Places: Credit Suisse names Asia-Pacific head, Nomura poaches from Natixis
Job changes in the City may be starting to slow down as we approach the end of the year, but there were still a few promotions and departures to note this week.
18.11 / 12:41
Citi
Cooper
CEO
rights
Crypto.com Grabs Naming Rights of Staples Center for $700M
Hong Kong-based Crypto.com signed a 20-year cooperation deal worth $700 million with Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which owns the Staples Center and the L.A. Live.
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