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Odaily News The opening ceremony for the ETH HK Hub (Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub), supported by the Ethereum Foundation, was held today in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation Chairperson Aya Miyaguchi attended the event and participated in a fireside chat with Hong Kong Legislative Council member Duncan Chiu.In his keynote speech, Vitalik suggested that Chinese builders return to Ethereum's core principles, fully leverage hardware advantages, open-source AI talent, and ZK technology to explore new cross-disciplinary ventures.Vitalik pointed out that the emergence of each new wave of technology presents an opportunity for a new generation of developers to return to the same starting line as global leaders. The Chinese-speaking community can maintain forward-thinking in an accelerating world and drive the development of the entire ecosystem through innovative solutions.The launch of the ETH HK Hub continues the Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum ecosystem's emphasis on the Asia-Pacific community and also marks Hong Kong's crucial significance within Ethereum's global landscape.
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global officially announced that it will release its first-quarter 2026 financial results after the U.S. market close on May 7, 2026, and hold a video webcast to discuss the results at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on the same day.
According to Chainwire, Gobi Partners, a leading Asian venture capital firm, has announced its investment in Transak. Founded in 2019, Transak empowers financial institutions with bidirectional fiat-to-digital-asset conversion capabilities via a single API—unifying KYC, AML, risk monitoring, and local payment integrations. It operates across more than 64 countries worldwide, holds over 21 regulatory licenses, has been integrated into more than 600 applications, and has served over 10 million users to date. This investment aims to support Transak’s expansion across the Asian market. Transak has already established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong and plans to deepen integration with ASEAN-region payment networks and banking partners.