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Binance’s Role in the 10 October 2025 Crypto Crash – Any Remedies for Binance Users?
Binance’s Role in the 10 October 2025 Crypto Crash – Any Remedies for Binance Users? 2560 1707 Hauzen LLP

On 10 October 2025, the crypto market experienced one of its biggest crashes in its (short) history. While Bitcoin plummeted from USD122,000 to around USD104,000 (an approximate 16.5% decline) within…

A New Era: Navigating the Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance (Cap. 645)
A New Era: Navigating the Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance (Cap. 645) 2560 1707 Hauzen LLP

In February 2025, we published an article on the gazette of The Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill: https://hauzen.hk/remote-hearings-set-to-increase-in-hong-kong. This has now evolved into a concrete legal framework. The Courts (Remote Hearing)…
  • Shirley So

Unlocking Real-World Assets: How Hong Kong’s Regulatory Framework May Support RWA Tokenization
Unlocking Real-World Assets: How Hong Kong’s Regulatory Framework May Support RWA Tokenization 1000 600 Shirley So

What Is Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization? Real-World Asset (“RWA”) tokenization may be rapidly transforming modern finance. In simple terms, tokenization is the process of converting an asset with monetary value…

Marshall Islands Pioneers World’s First Crypto-Based Universal Basic Income
Marshall Islands Pioneers World’s First Crypto-Based Universal Basic Income 752 396 Nickolas Sam

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has announced the implementation of the world’s first Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme delivered primarily via blockchain technology. This historic move leverages a…

Bypassing Arbitration Clauses – To Injunct or Not To Injunct?
Bypassing Arbitration Clauses – To Injunct or Not To Injunct? 2509 1671 Hauzen LLP

To injunct or not to injunct – and if so, where at? That is the question that many face when foreign just and equitable winding-up proceedings have been taken out,…

When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Are Hong Kong Courts Rebalancing the Framework in Cross-Border Cases?
When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Are Hong Kong Courts Rebalancing the Framework in Cross-Border Cases? 1400 788 Basil Hwang

As cross-border transactions rise and insolvency risks increase, Hong Kong courts are refining how arbitration agreements interact with winding-up petitions. Recent decisions reveal an important trend: strong support for arbitration…
  • Lokching Chu

Public and Private Examinations Under Hong Kong’s Companies Ordinance: Key Tools for Liquidators
Public and Private Examinations Under Hong Kong’s Companies Ordinance: Key Tools for Liquidators 1280 934 Lokching Chu

It was reported by Reuters[1] that in September 2023, Su Zhu, a co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, was arrested at Singapore’s Changi Airport and jailed for four months for deliberately…
  • Jas Wu

Hong Kong SFC Unveils Major Upgrades for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms: To Allow Global Liquidity, More Products, with Tighter Risk Controls
Hong Kong SFC Unveils Major Upgrades for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms: To Allow Global Liquidity, More Products, with Tighter Risk Controls 1280 853 Jas Wu

1. Opening Global Liquidity Pools: Shared Order Book Rules The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on 3 November 2025 that licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators (VATPs)…
  • Jas Wu

Hong Kong Bonds Tokenization Support – How Can Hong Kong Subsidize Your Bond Tokenization Expenses?
Hong Kong Bonds Tokenization Support – How Can Hong Kong Subsidize Your Bond Tokenization Expenses? 2560 1707 Jas Wu

On 28 November 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) launched the Digital Bond Grant Scheme (“DBGS”) and began accepting applications. The DBGS will run for an initial period of…
  • Jas Wu

Managing Cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong: Do You Need a Licence Uplift?
Managing Cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong: Do You Need a Licence Uplift? 2560 1920 Jas Wu

Managing Cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong: Do You Need a Licence Uplift? As virtual assets (VAs) — including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (“BTC”) and Ethereum (“ETH”) — become more integrated into…

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