Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association US President Donald Trump’s recent pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhou has grabbed headlines. Some commentators hail the move as a way to “clear CZ’s record and allow him to return to the industry” — but this misses the point that a presidential…
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Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association It is no secret that Dubai has been aggressively challenging its Asian counterparts for the crown of becoming the world’s next crypto capital. Beneath the gleaming air-conditioned skyscrapers, where supermodels are everywhere at crypto events and pilot blockchain programs, a complex grand strategy is…
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Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association When you were young, you often felt belittled for your lack of experience. Yet, our elders will simultaneously lament to us that time is on our side. Bitcoin, like any youthful emerging tech, is the same. The early years are full of uncertainties, yet…
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Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association China’s control over cryptocurrency liquidity in Hong Kong gives it unprecedented power over the Trump family’s crypto wealth. This leverage lets Beijing influence the family’s financial fate — and potentially US-China relations — through market moves. As Eric Trump visits Hong Kong, this crypto-political…
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Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association Last week’s announcement of Hong Kong’s LEAP Digital Assets Policy Statement 2.0 was made with much anticipation and fanfare. The government of Hong Kong promised a comprehensive regulatory framework that will unify licensing and “expand the suite of tokenised products.” Yet beneath the hype…
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