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Xinmei Shen
Xinmei Shen
Hong Kong
@shenxinmei
Reporter, Technology
Xinmei Shen joined the Post in 2017 and is a technology reporter. She covers content, entertainment, social media and internet culture. Previously, she was with the Post’s tech news site, Abacus. Before that, she was a reporting intern at The Information whilst studying at the University of Hong Kong.

After cutting costs by about 20 per cent throughout 2023, Hex Trust sees the cryptocurrency market’s revival ‘directly translating into profitability’ for the company.

Mainland cryptocurrency investors made US$1.15 billion in 2023 to rank fourth behind those in the US, the UK and Vietnam, according to a Chainalysis survey.

The Securities and Futures Commission has warned investors about trading on Bybit, which is under scrutiny for offering suspicious virtual-asset products in Hong Kong.

Chainlink will host its annual SmartCon in Hong Kong this October, an announcement that comes after CoinDesk said it is bringing Consensus to the city next year.

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The US tech giant’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in the world’s largest smartphone market, despite sluggish iPhone sales.

The 2025 Consensus, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency-themed conferences, will be held in Hong Kong as the city’s government woos global virtual asset businesses in an effort to become a hub.

Shenzhen’s municipal government plans to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across major sectors, including education, healthcare, banking, transport and welfare.

The increased interest in bitcoin reflects how a community of cryptocurrency enthusiasts on the mainland continues to thrive, despite a sweeping government ban.

China grants licences to more than 100 new domestic titles, giving the industry another confidence boost after a video-game-related stock rout in December.

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Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says e-commerce giant is poised to bounce back as restructuring process helps company improve competitiveness and customer service.

The government will submit a bill on licensing rules for stablecoin issuers and OTC trading services to the legislature ‘as soon as practicable’, says the city’s financial affairs chief.

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China approved a new batch of foreign video games on Friday, including hit title Dungeon & Fighter Mobile, as Beijing seeks to reassure the market after scrapping a controversial gaming regulation.

China Beijing Equity Exchange said it has no connections to the overseas crypto company CBEX Group, as authorities’ maintain hostility towards such assets.

Hong Kong-listed Meitu’s success stands in stark contrast to how many other firms struggle to monetise their own generative artificial intelligence initiatives.

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The move comes as China has waived visa requirements for travellers from several countries, while Chinese tourists are expected to head abroad during Lunar New Year.

Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore last September for a three-month sentence that he described as an ‘enjoyable experience’.

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Lazada Group CEO James Dong will now also lead Daraz Group and build on the two Alibaba subsidiaries’ ‘extensive collaborations and synergies’.

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Under the deal, Animoca Brands will list its Sand cryptocurrency token on HashKey Exchange as the crypto firms gear up for a recovery in the battered virtual asset market.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang Jen-hsun visited China for the first time in four years to attend annual company meetings, as mainland Chinese market challenges mount for the US chip giant.

Hong Kong is set to develop a more flexible regime for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, even though the US leads in both approval speed and market size, according to industry experts.

Google will let global Android smartphone users search for content in other applications without having to exit them, a move aimed at boosting its search engine business and driving engagement for app developers.

HashKey is one of the cryptocurrency firms banking on Hong Kong’s push to embrace the virtual asset industry, even as public perception of the sector plunged following the FTX and JPEX scandals.

Assigning generative AI content a legal status under certain conditions aims to encourage people to create with new tools, Beijing Internet Court judge Zhu Ge said.