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HKMA embraces FinTech as it burnishes Hong Kong’s brand to compete as Asia’s financial hub
September 6th, 2016
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has unveiled a series of policy initiatives for banks to embrace technology, and changed the city’s tax regime to attract corporate treasury departments, as it sharpens its edge to compete with Singapore and Tokyo ...
Bitcoin Regulation in Russia Takes a U-Turn, Subject to Review
September 5th, 2016
Russia’s stance towards Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has taken a U-turn. Last week, the country’s finance ministry stated that it is not in a hurry to introduce the Bitcoin draft law. The ministry is planning to review the draft ...
Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike
September 5th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early ...
Ad-Blocking Browser Brave Launches Bitcoin Micropayments
September 2nd, 2016
Web browser developer Brave Software has a new weapon in its arsenal against third-party advertisements. While the Brave browser has been automatically blocking ads that target users based on their browsing habits since earlier this year, the beta version of Brave ...
European Stock Futures Rise Amid Payrolls Countdown as Oil Gains
September 2nd, 2016
Asian stocks little changed, as are U.S. equity futures Crude set for worst week in eight months on glut concern European stock index futures advanced and commodities gained ahead of key American jobs data that’s seen shaping expectations for ...
LCH receives regulatory approvals in Hong Kong
September 1st, 2016
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission grants LCH designated CCP status and authorisation as an Automated Trading Services provider Enables firms subject to Hong Kong clearing mandate to comply by clearing at LCH Confirms LCH’s ongoing commitment to Asia ...
Oil prices rebound on weaker dollar, supportive China manufacturing data
September 1st, 2016
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Thursday as the U.S. dollar weakened, rebounding from a more than 3 percent drop in the previous session following surprisingly large builds in U.S. crude and distillate stockpiles last week. An unexpected ...
Dollar/yen hits one-month high as investors reassess stance, reverse bets
August 31st, 2016
The dollar hit a one-month high against the yen on Wednesday as investors reversed bets made against the greenback on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would not hike interest rates anytime soon. The U.S. currency has gained almost ...
Cryptocurrency exchanges under attack, risking repeat of Mt. Gox debacle
August 31st, 2016
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency. The cybertheft — the second largest by an exchange since hackers took roughly ...
New digital currency Monero spikes after giving criminals more secrecy
August 30th, 2016
Forget Bitcoin. There’s a new digital currency that is surging as online drug-dealers begin adopting it to conduct business with more anonymity. The two-year-old currency Monero has more than quadrupled this month after gaining support from prominent websites that ...
