[2025-04-07] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published guidance Monday permitting licensed virtual asset trading platforms to offer staking services, following its efforts to establish the city as a hub for crypto and virtual assets in the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement came during SFC Executive Director Christina Choi's keynote speech at the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025, during which she framed how virtual assets could spur innovation in finance. Choi, who leads the SFC's Investme...