Hong Kong is entering its 11th weekend of protests, with about 1.7 million people marching in a weekend without tear gas and which was marked with relative calm. That figure is close to 25% of the total population of Hong Kong. Protesters continue to demonstrate for their five demands, including universal suffrage, greater democratic rights and the resignation of current Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Cryptocurrency providers and companies have played various roles in the ongoing protests, from exchanges providing a way to off-ramp from HKD and in the context of cryptocurrency premiums, to advocating for transactional ... (full story)