{"id":156497,"date":"2023-09-15T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=156497"},"modified":"2023-09-15T15:29:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:59:12","slug":"hong-kong-politician-responds-to-vitaliks-comments-about-crypto-friendliness-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/hong-kong-politician-responds-to-vitaliks-comments-about-crypto-friendliness-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong politician responds to Vitalik&#8217;s comments about crypto-friendliness &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-281e09ba=\"\">\n<p>Johnny Ng, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_nkc\/status\/1702484459793395940\">took<\/a> to social media on Sept. 15 in response to comments made by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin about Hong Kong\u2019s future \u201cfriendliness\u201d toward cryptocurrencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ng said he &#8220;sincerely invites&#8221; Buterin to visit Hong Kong to better understand the region. Additionally he said he would \u201ccoordinate with relevant institutions and enterprises to share the situation in Hong Kong.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6628\u5929\u5c31\u4ee5\u592a\u574a\u5275\u59cb\u4ebaVitalik Buterin\u5206\u4eab\u95dc\u65bc\u5728\u9999\u6e2f\u767c\u5c55\u865b\u64ec\u8cc7\u7522\u9805\u76ee (Cryptocurrencies Project) \u7684\u770b\u6cd5\uff0c\u6211\u5c0a\u91cd\u4ed6\u7684\u767c\u8a00\u6b0a\u5229\uff0c\u4f46\u540c\u6642\u8a8d\u70ba\u4ed6\u4e0d\u4e86\u89e3\u548c\u4e0d:\u8a8d\u8b58\u9999\u6e2f\u7684\u60c5\u6cc1\u3002\u6211\u6709\u4ee5\u4e0b\u9080\u8acb\u548c\u770b\u6cd5:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u6211\u73fe\u8aa0\u610f\u9080\u8acbVitalik\u5148\u751f\u4f86\u9999\u6e2f\u4e86\u89e3\u60c5\u6cc1\u3002\u6211\u9858\u610f\u5354\u8abf\u76f8\u95dc\u7684\u6a5f\u69cb\u548c\u4f01\u696d\u5411\u5176\u5206\u4eab\u9999\u6e2f\u7684\u60c5\u6cc1\u3002<\/p>\n<p>2.\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pnXipv7YE0\">pic.twitter.com\/pnXipv7YE0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Johnny Ng \u5434\u6770\u5e84 (@Johnny_nkc) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_nkc\/status\/1702484459793395940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Buterin made comments at the Web3 Transition Summit in Singapore on Sept. 14, in which he said, \u201cI don&#8217;t understand Hong Kong well. I understand even less the complicated interaction between Hong Kong and the mainland lately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf any crypto project wants to make Hong Kong their home, they would want to have some confidence, not just that it\u2019s friendly now,&#8221; he said, &#8220;but that it will continue to be friendly years from now when all kinds of unknown, regulatory and political and other kinds of events are going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued by saying that though Hong Kong is friendly now, he questioned \u201cHow stable is the level of friendliness?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Related: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/hong-kong-regulator-eyes-tokenization-for-bond-market\"><strong><em>Hong Kong regulator eyes tokenization for bond market improvement: Report<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with his invitation to Hong Kong Ng responded directly to Buterin\u2019s concerns and said, Hong Kong&#8217;s policies &#8220;will not change overnight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAll relevant strategies and regulations have gone through major social consensus and complete procedures. Therefore, I can tell Mr. Vitalik that Hong Kong&#8217;s policies are very stable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ng also stressed that all policies or legislation in Hong Kong go through a period of discussion which includes \u201cgovernment policy writing, public consultation, discussions in multiple committees of the Legislative Council and the General Assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Hong Kong continues to retain<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/hong-kong-top-crypto-ready-2023\"> its place as the top \u201ccrypto-ready\u201d place<\/a> for two consecutive years, with a score of 8.36 compared to the United States at 7.25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 30 HashKey and OSL became the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/hong-kong-welcomes-first-licensed-retail-crypto-exchange-hashke\">first exchanges to receive clearance<\/a> to offer retail crypto services in Hong Kong. Cryptocurrency exchange <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/okx-crypto-exchange-enters-final-stage-of-hong-kong-vasp-license-application\">OKX recently entered the final stage<\/a> of preparing for its license in Hong Kong. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/tencents-ai-leviathan-83m-scam-busted-chinas-influencer-ban-asia-express\/\"><strong><em>Tencent\u2019s AI leviathan, $83M scam busted, China\u2019s influencer ban: Asia Express<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Ng, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, took to social media on Sept. 15 in response to comments made by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin about Hong Kong\u2019s future \u201cfriendliness\u201d toward cryptocurrencies.\u00a0 Ng said he &#8220;sincerely invites&#8221; Buterin to visit Hong Kong to better understand the region. 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