Episode #48 - Merkle Science, Is Hong Kong a competitive jurisdiction for virtual asset businesses?

For this episode, we are listening in to a webinar hosted by our friends at Merkle Science, a panel discussion that assessed whether Hong Kong is a competitive jurisdiction for virtual asset businesses from the perspectives of regulation, operations and market opportunities. Featured panelists: - Ian Lee, Lead Investigator, Merkle Science - Moderator - Urszula McCormack, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons - Alessio Quaglini, CEO, HEX Trust - Jehan Chu, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Kenetic Topics discussed: - Current regulatory environment for virtual asset businesses in Hong Kong - Advantages and drawbacks of operating a Hong Kong based virtual asset business in terms of cost, talent, technology infrastructure and banking relations - Involvement of incumbent financial institutions - Preparations for the FATF Travel Rule - Future outlook for the industry in Hong Kong About Merkle Science Merkle Science (https://merklescience.com/) provides blockchain transaction monitoring and intelligence solutions for cryptoasset service providers, financial institutions and government agencies to detect, investigate and prevent the use of cryptocurrency for money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities. Merkle Science is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Bangalore, Seoul and Tokyo and backed by Digital Currency Group, Kenetic, SGInnovate and LuneX. Produced in collaboration with Tokyo FinTech. If you have an interesting story to share with our audience, and would like to appear on the podcast, please contact us via [email protected] You can also find us on.... Home Page: https://tokyofintech.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tokyofintech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoFinTech Medium: https://medium.com/tokyo-fintech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/tokyofintech Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/tokyofintech/