---
title: "Ex-Meta employees’ Aptos tests Hong Kong’s crypto appetite"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ex-meta-employees-aptos-tests-hong-kong-s-crypto-appetite-nhinit2bh
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/29/ex-meta-employees-aptos-tests-hong-kongs-crypto-appetite/
type: article
source: "TechCrunch"
published: 2024-02-29T09:23:02.670Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:29:02.242Z
tags: ["crypto", "blockchain", "web3", "decentralized-finance"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Ex-Meta employees’ Aptos tests Hong Kong’s crypto appetite

**[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Ex-Meta employees' Aptos blockchain network is testing Hong Kong's crypto appetite. Aptos is set to host a DeFi event in Hong Kong and has garnered interest from web3 developers in Asia. Despite mainland China's ban on cryptocurrency trading, Hong Kong serves as a sandbox for blockchain experimentation. Aptos also collaborates with Alibaba and has an ambitious venture called JamboPhone, targeting emerging markets.

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