Hong Kong

Bitcoin, Media Exaggerations And Government Paranoia In Full Swing!

February 16, 2015

15 February 2015 | Traderman | btcfeed.net The intrigue, ignorance and wild exaggerations regarding Bitcoin seems to be reaching a worldwide fever pitch of epic […]

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Hong Kong’s MyCoin Sparks Global Conversation

February 15, 2015

13 February 2015 | Yessi Bello Perez | Coindesk.com Bitcoin has been hung out to dry many times before in the media as part of […]

Hong Kong lawmakers urge ban on bitcoin as scam victims turn to police

February 11, 2015

11 February 2015 | Michelle Price and Lizzie Ko | in.reuters.com Feb 11 (Reuters) – Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday urged authorities to ban bitcoin […]

MyCoin clients file police reports over suspected bitcoin pyramid scheme

February 11, 2015

11 February 2015 | Samuel Chan and Danny Lee | scmp.com At least 20 out-of-pocket clients of Hong Kong-based bitcoin trading platform MyCoin filed reports […]

Hong Kong warns over digital currencies amid alleged bitcoin fraud

February 10, 2015

09 February 2015 | Michelle Price | reuters.com (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s central bank has warned people against investing in virtual currencies amid local media reports that […]

Hong Kong Issues Warning About Bitcoin

February 10, 2015
Hong Kong Issues Warning About Bitcoin

10 February 2015 | Reuters | nytimes.com HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s central bank has warned against investing in virtual currencies, amid local media reports […]

Hong Kong Lawmaker Takes Up Cause of Bitcoin Investors

February 10, 2015

09 February 2015 | Alfred Liu | bloomberg.com (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong people who invested with a venture describing itself as a bitcoin platform are […]

Bitcoin should be banned in HK, expert says

February 10, 2015

09 February 2015 | thestandard.com.hk A finance expert said the government should ban Bitcoin in Hong Kong, after a trading platform of the virtual currency […]

Hong Kong Bitcoin Exchange Reportedly Goes Bankrupt; Takes Investors’ $390m

February 9, 2015

09 February 2015 | Yashu Gola | newsbtc.com Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange MyCoin.hk is reported to have gone bankrupt, taking away US$390 million worth investors’ funds alongside. According […]

Report: Hong Kong Bitcoin exchange disappears with £254 million

February 9, 2015

09 February 2015 | Rob Price | businessinsider.in A Hong Kong Bitcoin exchange has allegedly shut its doors with as much as £254 million of […]

Hong Kong’s MyCoin Disappears With Up To $387 Million, Reports Claim

February 9, 2015

09 February 2015 | Jon Southurst | Coindesk.com Reports are emerging from Hong Kong that local bitcoin exchange MyCoin has shut its doors, taking with […]

Bitcoin exchange MyCoin disappears with £250m in suspected Ponzi scheme

February 9, 2015

09 February 2015 | Anthony Cuthbertson | ibtimes.co.uk A suspected Ponzi scheme surrounding the Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange MyCoin has left around 3,000 investors high […]

Investors fear HK$3b losses in closure of bitcoin trading company

February 9, 2015

09 February 2015 | Samuel Chan | scmp.com The sudden closure of a Hong Kong-based bitcoin trading company may have left as many as 3,000 […]

Cryptex Bitcoin Debit Card ‘Works on 90% of US ATMs’

April 9, 2014

By Nermin Hajdarbegovic, Coindesk.com Hong Kong startup Cryptex has launched a new ‘bitcoin ATM debit card’ that the company claims should work with as many […]

Cryptex Card Introduces Bitcoin-to-Cash ATM/Payment Card

April 8, 2014
Cryptex Card Introduces Bitcoin-to-Cash ATM/Payment Card

By Eric Calouro, newsbtc.com A Hong Kong-based start-up is looking to help bitcoin users more easily convert their digital currency into dollars with the use […]

Hong Kong’s First Bitcoin ATM Goes Live Today

March 15, 2014

By Jon Southurst, Coindesk.com Hong Kong’s first bitcoin ATM opened earlier today at a cafe in one of the city’s busiest pedestrian districts. The ATM, […]

Hong Kong to Get First Offline Bitcoin Store

February 24, 2014

By Nermin Hajdarbegovic, Coindesk.com Hong Kong is about to get a rather unusual shop: an offline bitcoin store, launched by the Asia Nexgen Bitcoin Exchange […]

Hong Kong’s First Bitcoin Counter to Open in Money Exchange Shop

February 24, 2014

By Fox Hu, businessweek.com Hong Kong’s first bitcoin counter will open on Feb. 28 in a money exchange shop, allowing people to buy the virtual […]

Hong Kong’s first bitcoin shop to open this week in Sai Ying Pun

February 24, 2014

By Danny Lee and Angela Meng, scmp.com Hong Kong’s first retail outlet for the virtual currency bitcoin will open on Friday. The 400 sq ft […]

Hong Kong Bitcoin Exchange HKCex Launches After $2m Investment

January 31, 2014

By Joon Ian Wong, Coindesk.com A new Hong Kong bitcoin exchange has launched after raising $2m in funding from local investors. The exchange, HKCex, said […]

BITCOIN ATM OPENS IN HONG KONG – Get your Bitcoin in cash: World’s second Bitcoin ATM

January 19, 2014

VC Tim Draper On Bitcoin, Going Public And Hong Kong’s Startup Community

January 9, 2014

By Joshua Steimle, forbes.com If you have even the most minimal exposure to the venture capital industry then Tim Draper is a man who needs […]

Can Hong Kong Lead the Way for Bitcoin Adoption Across China?

January 8, 2014
Can Hong Kong Lead the Way for Bitcoin Adoption Across China?

By Hayden Gill, Coindesk.com Sixty-five years ago, history tells us the great question of American foreign policy was: who lost China? In other words, who […]

Get your Bitcoin in cash: World’s second Bitcoin ATM to open in Hong Kong

January 7, 2014

By Naomi Ng, edition.cnn.com Hong Kong (CNN) – The world’s second Bitcoin ATM is due to land in Hong Kong by the end of this […]

FSC chairman denies report of Bitcoin’s impending arrival

January 7, 2014

By Ted Chen, chinapost.com.tw TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC, 金管會) yesterday denied a media report indicating that Taiwan, along with Hong Kong […]

Taiwan’s Government Says No To Bitcoin ATMs

January 7, 2014
Taiwan’s Government Says No To Bitcoin ATMs

By Catherine Shu, Techcrunch.com Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will not allow the installation of Bitcoin ATMs in the country because itbelieves Bitcoins are not […]

Virtual currency entrepreneurs fight for future of bitcoin in Hong Kong

January 6, 2014

By Danny Lee and Joanna Chiu, scmp.com With its appetite for entrepreneurship, cryptocurrency experts argue, Hong Kong is uniquely placed to exploit disruptive financial technologies. […]

Robocoin, The Bitcoin ATM, Is Heading To Hong Kong And Taiwan

January 5, 2014

By John Biggs, Techcrunch.com The first shipping bitcoin ATM, Robocoin, is landing in Hong Kong and Taiwan as the company expands its reach this January. […]

The secret Hong Kong facility that uses boiling goo to mine Bitcoins

December 2, 2013

2 December 2013 | By Rich McCormick | theverge.com A single bitcoin is now worth over $1,000, but the process of mining for the digital […]

Faster Delivery Times on Bitcoin Mining Hardware

September 24, 2013

23 September 2013 | By Phoenix Technologies | sbwire.com Hong Kong — (SBWIRE) — 09/23/2013 — With the network hashrate at an all-time high and […]