PANews reported on January 2nd that, according to Hong Kong media Ming Pao, JPEX, an unlicensed virtual asset trading platform, was exposed in 2023 for suspected fraud. Several celebrities and internet personalities were implicated in the fraud, luring investors into losing their assets. According to the latest disclosure from Hong Kong media Wen Wei Po, internet celebrity "Master Zhu" Zhu Jiahui has been granted bail after being charged with three additional counts of money laundering. It is understood that between November 25, 2020, and August 30, 2023, he handled four transactions totaling over HK$18.8 million through his accounts at ZA Bank, Mox Bank, Li & Fung Bank, and Wealth Bank.



BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more