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“# Japan-based crypto exchange DeCurret plans to sell to HK’s Amber Group: report ” The holding company behind DeCurret, the Japan-based company offering trading and exchanges of digital assets, reportedly plans to sell its crypto business to investment platform Amber Group. According to a Wednesday report from the Nikkei newspaper, DeCurret Holdings intends to sell…
“#Should we tax the unvaccinated?” Politics Insider for Jan. 13: The debate over Quebec’s tax on the unvaxxed; the backlash over Ontario’s handling of school openings; and a former Supreme Court justice’s controversial role in Hong Kong Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the…
“# Visa survey shows that 24% of SMBs plan to accept crypto payments ” Back in 2021, a study showed that there is a high demand for cryptocurrency payment abilities among both crypto holders and non-holders. However, in the same study, 50% of participants noted that there are not enough businesses that accept crypto. This…
“# Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to oversee stablecoin reserves ” Hong Kong’s central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), wants to supervise stablecoin issuance and reserves management. HKMA published a discussion paper on Jan. 12 regarding cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, in which it provided its views on how the industry should be regulated in Hong…
“# Hong Kong-based Coinsuper allegedly blocks customers’ withdrawals ” A cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong has reportedly stopped all withdrawal requests, according to reports. Coinsuper is the sole crypto firm in China that is licensed by the government, and was founded by a former senior UBS Group AG executive in November 2017. The report by…
“# Hong Kong real estate giant leads $90M raise for crypto bank Sygnum ” Sun Hung Kai, one of the largest property developers in Hong Kong, continues betting on the cryptocurrency industry by investing in Swiss crypto outfit Sygnum. Sygnum officially announced Thursday that it closed a $90 million Series B round led by Sun…
“#Beijing nails coffin shut on dissent in Hong Kong” Authorities in Beijing last week forced the closure of Stand News, one of the last independent news outlets in Hong Kong, and levied new charges against Apple Daily, the city’s once-biggest pro-democracy newspaper. On Wednesday, hundreds of Hong Kong police descended onto Stand News’ offices and…
“#Two Hong Kong news editors charged with sedition” Two top editors at shuttered Hong Kong pro-democracy website Stand News were charged with sedition and denied bail on Thursday, one day after police raided the outlet’s offices and forced it to close. National security police charged former editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam with conspiracy to…
“#Pro-democracy Hong Kong website silenced, staffers arrested” A pro-democracy website in Hong Kong was shut down Wednesday after police raided its offices, froze its assets and arrested staff on “seditious publication” charges in the latest crackdown on dissent under China’s strict national security law. Stand News, which launched operations in 2014, said on its Facebook…
“#Disney+ scrubs ‘Simpsons’ episode in Hong Kong over Tiananmen Square joke” Disney+ users in Hong Kong have noticed that the an episode of “The Simpsons,” in which the cartoon family visits Tiananmen Square, was scrubbed from the streaming service. The missing episode comes at a time when Chinese authorities are cracking down on dissent in…