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The HK, S’pore conundrum for crypto businesses

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Hong Kong announced plans last Friday to legalise retail cryptocurrency trading.

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SINGAPORE - Hours after reports surfaced in Hong Kong last Friday that the territory

may allow retail cryptocurrency trading

, some players in another former British colony got excited.

Thrilled about the possibilities, some of them are said to be skipping Singapore’s fintech festival later this week to head for Hong Kong, which is holding its version of the event this week.

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