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Just two exchanges registered in Hong Kong as crypto ban lifts

Only OSL Exchange and HashKey Pro have been registered by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission but Huobi and OKX have also applied.

Crypto payments to China chemical suppliers fuel US fentanyl epidemic

Elliptic says crypto, primarily bitcoin and tether, is a growing payment method for buying fentanyl chemicals from China-based firms.

A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that curly-haired former billionaire SBF will plead not guilty to bribe allegations.

Sam Bankman-Fried, formerly of FTX and Alameda Research, has been indicted for directing at least $40 million in bribes to Chinese officials.

China’s central bank keeps a record of all CBDC transactions and users file more information to make bigger e-CNY payments.