Hong Kong: China’s IPO pipeline and crypto lab
Companies raised $13.6 billion through Hong Kong IPOs in the first half of the year, giving the city the global fundraising title for that period. What's behind the sudden boom? And a growing number of Chinese companies are experimenting with cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong, even as such currencies are banned on the Mainland. What's driving such different approaches on the Mainland and in Hong Kong?
BRIEF: DMall prepares to apply for stablecoin license, stock soars
Retail software services provider DMall Inc. (2586.HK) announced on Thursday that it is preparing to apply for a Hong Kong stablecoin license, and has already purchased bitcoin in the public…