// The Consensus conference in North America is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, returning for a third consecutive time to Austin, Texas on May 29-31. CoinDesk will continue to host Consensus in North America in future years. https://coinspectator.com/coindesk/2024/03/07/coindesk-brings-consensus-to-hong-kong/ //

// From the information available on the SFC’s website, it currently has applications from 19 crypto firms under review. That includes popular exchanges such as OKX, Bybit, and Crypto.com. According to an earlier announcement by the SFC, crypto trading platforms have until February 29 to submit their license applications or otherwise have their Hong Kong businesses shut down by May 31. https://www.coinspeaker.com/htx-withdraws-hong-kong-crypto-license/ //

// 香港再工業化、創新科技產業發展了近10年，創新科技產業佔GDP比率僅1%左右，仍成不了氣候。2022年12月政府發表《香港創新科技發展藍圖》，制定多個目標，包括製造業佔GDP由目前1%增至2030年5%，即6年時間增加4倍，是首次最清晰地提出再工業化對本地經濟貢獻的指標和時間表。成功與否，要由時間驗證，但再工業化肯定是香港經濟邁向多元化的重要一步。 https://www.master-insight.com/%e5%92%81%e4%bf%82%e5%9b%a0%e7%82%ba%e4%bd%a0%e6%82%b2%e8%a7%80%ef%bc%9f/ //

// OSL Digital Securities, a digital asset platform listed in Hong Kong, has participated in UBS’s pilot project of an “investment-grade tokenised warrant and simulated product life cycle.” The Swiss banking giant issued an equity-linked call warrant token on the Ethereum-based public blockchain to OSL. https://coinspectator.com/bitcoin-com/2024/02/11/hong-kong-listed-osl-joins-swiss-banking-giant-ubss-investment-grade-tokenized-warrant/ //

// Operating on a mechanism based on daily revenue obligations, MCEX is exclusively accessible to institutional investors such as dealers, lenders, researchers, and brokers.

Micro Connect believes that its initiative could benefit over 170 million micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, as well as self-employed freelancers in mainland China. https://www.macaubusiness.com/micro-connect-secures-us200-mln-loan-facility-from-hsbc/ //

// Memecoin Floki 已正式回應了香港證監會最近的警告，重申他們對各個司法管轄區的合規承諾，並解釋了他們的權益抵押計劃（Staking）高回報背後的理念. Floki 的回應表示遺憾和澄清，強調他們對各個司法管轄區合法合規的承諾。團隊詳細說明了他們採取的措施，以符合香港監管機構的期望，這些措施包括在他們的網站上發布警告通知，禁止香港用戶參與Staking。 https://coinspectator.com/bitcoin-com/2024/02/01/floki-responds-to-hong-kong-sfcs-warning-asserts-compliance-and-clarifies-staking-program/ //

// Since 2016, Qupital has demonstrated market leadership across the trade finance industry with over US$2 billion total loans disbursed. It has continued to innovate its product offerings and increase market penetration, covering both import and export cross-border e-commerce financing sectors https://www.superadrianme.com/media-outreach/qupital-secures-series-b2-funding-to-fuel-market-expansion-and-product-innovation/ //

// 陳浩濂表示，將確保監管體系的管理，並降低虛擬資產實際和潛在風險，同時為產業發展提供透明且可預測的監管環境。目前有來自超過20個經濟體、超過170間與Web3.0相關的公司在香港成立實體，同時還有不少公司表達在港開設業務的意願。 https://www.21jingji.com/article/20240125/herald/a74939830077acf3ef30f4771469e3f0.html //

// 「雲巴」目前已在深圳、重慶等多個城市運行，比亞迪亞太汽車銷售事業部銷售總監歐陽小成表示，比亞迪正在積極配合特區政府進行一些技術分析及可行性研究，亦致力為海外市場做準備。 http://ejtech.hkej.com/?p=142309 //