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The HKSAR Government today announced the successful offering of HK$800 million of tokenised1 green bond under the Government Green Bond Programme (GGBP).

Bitcoin and crypto markets are surging today, bolstered by positive news that Hong Kong will be opening the doors to welcome digital assets and investors.

Any person who seeks to carry on a virtual asset service business will soon need to obtain a Virtual Asset Service Provider (“VASP”) licence from the Securities Futures Commission (“SFC”), failing which he commits an offence.

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has begun offering cryptocurrency trading to professional investors in Hong Kong in partnership with crypto exchange OSL Digital Securities.

Today China Telecom and Conflux Network announce a partnership to bring Blockchain SIM cards (BSIM) to market. The entry-level Web3 product will be the largest blockchain hardware product ever seen globally, involving the most users and applications. China Telecom will launch the first BSIM pilot program in Hong Kong later this year. This will likely be followed by pilots in key mainland China locations such as Shanghai.

DBS Group Holdings has unveiled its plan to expand its services in Hong Kong. The Straits Times reported Monday that the bank plans to apply for a license to offer crypto trading services to Hong Kong customers. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is the largest bank in Southeast Asia with a presence in 18 markets.

Hong Kong Hopes To Raise US$102 Mln From Digital Green Bonds; Sam Bankman-Fried’s Use of a VPN on Super Bowl Sunday ‘Raised Concerns’; Binance Backs ChatGPT To Improve Crypto Education, Adoption;

The Hong Kong government is looking to raise US$102 million through the pilot issuance of its digital green bonds, according to a Monday report from Bloomberg.