Overview

• Eric Yip Chee-hang of the Securities and Futures Commission and legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong were removed from the conference’s keynote list ahead of the August 28–29 event, website checks showed.
• Two unnamed sources told the South China Morning Post that lawmakers were advised not to attend or interact with Eric Trump at the forum, though they did not identify who issued the instruction.
• Conference organiser BTC Inc announced on July 8 that Eric Trump would speak on bitcoin’s long-term potential and Asia’s role in adoption.
• Ng said he withdrew due to family issues and the SFC said Yip would be on a business trip, according to reporting that noted the advisory was also conveyed to lawmakers.
• The Financial Times previously reported that American Bitcoin, publicly backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has discussed acquiring firms in Japan and potentially Hong Kong for regional crypto treasury operations.