The 'Crypto Academy' is one of several measures the SEC has taken to protect crypto investors since local exchange Zipmex halted customer withdrawals in July 2022.
January 16, 2023HashKey has full approval to operate a crypto trading platform in Hong Kong and in-principle approval to offer fund management services in Singapore.
November 10, 2022The SFC will be consulting on how retail investors may be given a "suitable degree of access" to virtual assets under Hong Kong's new licensing regime.
October 31, 2022INTERPOL Metaverse users can interact with other officers and take training courses. A new expert group will work to secure the metaverse from crime.
October 21, 2022UnionBank has also been exploring other uses of blockchain technology, as it seeks to future-proof its business and expand its metaverse footprint.
August 30, 2022Kanv Pandit highlights the need for a 'metacode of conduct' to protect metaverse users from loss and fraud until regulation catches up.
June 14, 2022The CBIRC’s Beijing bureau warns that concepts such as the metaverse and blockchain are being used to defraud local college students.
March 24, 2022The CBIRC warns of criminals luring the public to invest in high-tech projects related to the metaverse and profiting from "fake virtual currencies".
February 23, 2022The FSS said it will strengthen its supervision of "new trading assets such as NFTs" and "prepare countermeasures" if necessary to protect consumers against damage.
February 21, 2022NFT and metaverse-related risks, and crypto account hacks and thefts, were cited as top information security risks for the first time.
February 18, 2022