The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has introduced a comprehensive roadmap aimed at reinforcing the city's role as a global leader in cryptocurrency and virtual assets. Announced on February 19, the ASPIRe initiative seeks to modernize Hong...
Aleš Michl, governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB), has called on financial institutions to study Bitcoin's underlying technology rather than fear it. In a February 19 post on X, Michl emphasized that Bitcoin should not be grouped with...
Hong Kong is accelerating its efforts to establish itself as a global Web3 and digital finance leader, and tokenization and stablecoins are at the core of its strategy. According to the South China Morning Post, Christopher Hui Ching-yu, Secretary...
Crypto exchange Bullish has received regulatory approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to operate in the city. In a February 19 blog post, Bullish announced that its subsidiary, Bullish HK Markets Limited, has been granted...
Crypto companies must embrace public listings to gain the trust of traditional financial institutions, according to BitGo CEO Mike Belsche. Speaking at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 on February 19, Belsche emphasized that going public is essential for integrating digital...
Coinbase is facing fresh legal trouble as a shareholder has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about bankruptcy risks and engaging in undisclosed trading practices. The lawsuit, filed on February 18 in a New Jersey federal...
OpenSea has temporarily suspended its new airdrop reward system due to significant criticism from the community. Co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer announced a pause on XP rewards for listing and bidding and will instead focus on XP shipments, a...
Crypto custody giant BitGo has officially launched a global over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading desk. The new platform will provide spot and derivatives trading for more than 250 cryptocurrencies to clients across all major time zones, along with lending, yield...
Bitcoin wallet service provider UniSatUniSat has launched Hexa, a new hybrid trading engine, to enhance its users' trading experience. In its announcement on February 19, the DeFi protocol stated that Hexa is designed to merge the security of decentralized...
Illegal cryptocurrency mining operations have cost Russia’s power grid operator, Rosseti, more than 1.3 billion rubles in 2024, as unauthorized connections continue to drain the country’s electricity supply. The company reported that it had uncovered and halted 130 cases...
