Hong Kong’s tech news headlines in February of 2023 covered subjects including the city’s moves to place itself as a global cryptocurrency hub, HK’s recent moves towards stablecoin regulation, the approaching trial run of blockchain-based SIM cards, and more.
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- Hong Kong: Gov’t issues its first tokenized green bond of HK$800M, part of bid to rebrand as a virtual assets hub
- ‘How Hong Kong Is Gearing Up to Regulate Stablecoins’ via CoinDesk
- Hong Kong: Singapore’s DBS bank group to apply for HK crypto trading services licence, responding to the city’s moves towards becoming a digital assets hub
- Hong Kong: Securities & Futures Commission proposes rules for virtual asset trading, seeking comment on whether to allow licensed platforms to serve retail investors and under what protections
Hong Kong: “When Safari users…tried to load…code-sharing website GitLab, they received a strange warning instead: Apple’s browser was blocking the site… The warning screen itself came courtesy of Tencent…”
- Hong Kong earmarks over $471M in additional funding to boost revitalization bid as a tech hub
- Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund launches JUMPSTARTER 2023 Global Pitch Competition, open for applications until May 14th
- China: State-owned China Telecom partners Conflux Network for blockchain-based SIM cards, aiming for BSIM pilot program in Hong Kong later this year
Deloitte: 2023 Semiconductor Industry Outlook
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