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

To injunct or to not 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,…
  • Julie Chan

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 Julie Chan

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)…

China Issues Milestone Statement Underscoring Pragmatic AI Policy
China Issues Milestone Statement Underscoring Pragmatic AI Policy 768 549 Basil Hwang

On 26 August 2025, the People’s Republic of China State Council (the “State Council”) issued its “Opinion of the State Council on Deepening the Implementation of the ‘Artificial Intelligence Plus’…

Marshall Islands Introduces Electronic Transactions Bill
Marshall Islands Introduces Electronic Transactions Bill 1400 788 Nickolas Sam

The Marshall Islands is set to modernize its legal framework with the introduction of the Electronic Transactions Act 2025 as a Bill in the Nitijela (Marshall Islands Parliament). The Bill…

Securities Regulation

The Future of Stablecoins in HK – Basil Hwang’s Feature on ALB
The Future of Stablecoins in HK – Basil Hwang’s Feature on ALB 560 340 Hauzen LLP

Our Managing Partner, Basil Hwang, was featured in Asian Legal Business‘ article, “Can the new Stablecoins Bill crown Hong Kong as Asia’s virtual assets hub?” published in ALB Asia’s July 2025 e-magazine.…

Landmark SFC Settlement: The Combest Holdings Case
Landmark SFC Settlement: The Combest Holdings Case 1400 788 Hauzen LLP

On 2 June 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced a landmark Court decision requiring former senior executives of Combest Holdings Limited (“Combest”) to pay HK$192 million in compensation…

cryptocurrency - bitcoin

Basil Hwang Shares Expert Insights with FT on New Stablecoins Bill
Basil Hwang Shares Expert Insights with FT on New Stablecoins Bill 1400 787 Hauzen LLP

Our Managing Partner, Basil Hwang, was recently invited by Banking Risk & Regulation (a specialty service of The Financial Times) to provide expert commentary on Hong Kong’s newly passed Stablecoins…

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