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Demand for US Dollars Surges in Hong Kong As China Imposes New Security Law Crackdown

China has imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong, effectively limiting its independence and driving residents to convert…

May 31, 2020

Hong Kong Handing Out Billions in Cash to Pump Economy

In a bid to save the economy after months of anti-government protests and the coronavirus epidemic, Hong Kong's government is…

February 27, 2020

Crypto Advocates Tout Bitcoin (BTC) As HSBC Reportedly Shuts Down Bank Account in Hong Kong

Amidst ongoing violence in Hong Kong, HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, is shuttering a corporate account…

November 19, 2019

Crypto Will Power Real Estate Portfolio Worth $1 Billion, Landmark London Hotel to Be Tokenized

According to proptech firm Liquefy, an award-winning luxury hotel situated in London's affluent Mayfair district is being tokenized. The technology…

October 21, 2019

Bitcoin (BTC) Volumes in Hong Kong Soar on LocalBitcoins As China Quietly Deploys Thousands of Troops

Bitcoin (BTC) volumes have been surging in Hong Kong on peer-to-peer (P2P) trading website LocalBitcoins. Bitcoin trading activity in the…

October 2, 2019

Hong Kong Tycoons Moving Assets Into Bitcoin and Offshore Amid Political Turmoil: Report

As Bitcoin cracks $9,000 to reach a yearly high topping $9,300, Hong Kong residents are paying a premium for the…

June 17, 2019