HONG KONG Law and Practice Contributed by: George Lamplough, Edward Beeley, Vanessa Cheng and Curtis Pak, Holman Fenwick Willan
NPOs It is possible to obtain NPOs against cryptocurrency exchanges based in Hong Kong. A cryptocurrency exchange served with an NPO can be compelled to provide information, including the source and desti - nation of the cryptocurrencies, and customer infor - mation and the wallet operators’ IP addresses. This information will assist a plaintiff to bring both personal and proprietary claims. The authors have obtained Bankers Trust orders and NPOs against cryptocur - rency exchanges operating in Hong Kong which were registered abroad.
Recently, the Hong Kong court ordered the disclo - sure of financial records and books of a decentral - ised autonomous organisation finance platform in the cryptocurrency industry ( Mantra Dao Inc. and Another v John Patrick Mullin and Others [2024] HKCFI 2099).
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