{"id":66710,"date":"2022-09-05T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=66710"},"modified":"2025-09-07T02:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T23:46:31","slug":"stepn-to-relocate-headquarters-to-cyberport-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/stepn-to-relocate-headquarters-to-cyberport-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"STEPN to relocate headquarters to Cyberport, Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The project&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-stepn-and-the-gmt-cryptocurrency\"> STEPN<\/a> headquarters will be moved to the Cyberport business park in the Southern District of Hong Kong. This information was confirmed in an interview with<a href=\\\" https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/policy\/article\/3191239\/nft-sneaker-game-maker-stepn-set-first-office-hong-kongs-government\\\"> SCMP<\/a> by Jerry Huang, co-founder of the fitness-app developer.<\/p>\n<p>Cyberport is home to 1,800 startups, including Animoca Brands.<\/p>\n<p>According to the executive, the decision arose after a discussion with former Cyberport chairman George Lam about creating conditions for launching<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-web3\"> Web3<\/a>-projects in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>The publication noted that, amid strict Covid restrictions imposed by city authorities, many companies are seeking to leave the megacity.<\/p>\n<p>FTX founder<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/who-is-sam-bankman-fried\"> \u0421\u044d\u043c \u0411\u044d\u043d\u043a\u043c\u0430\u043d-\u0424\u0440\u0438\u0434<\/a> called the strict quarantine measures one of the reasons for moving the exchange&#8217;s headquarters from Hong Kong to the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor SCMP named was concerns about the influence of mainland China on the financial hub, where cryptocurrencies are banned.<\/p>\n<p>In May, STEPN<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/stepn-to-discontinue-service-for-users-in-mainland-china\"> \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043b<\/a> \u043e \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0438\u0437 \u041a\u041d\u0420.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, NFT and metaverses <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/chinese-authorities-flag-nft-and-metaverses-as-potential-ponzi-schemes\">\u043f\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438\u0434\u0430\u043c\u0438<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the second quarter of 2022, STEPN <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/stepn-reports-122-5-million-quarterly-profit\"> \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043b \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u044b\u043b\u044c \u0432 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435 $122,5 \u043c\u043b\u043d<\/a> \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044b \u0437\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog\u2019s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\u201d\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The STEPN project&#8217;s headquarters will be moved to the Cyberport business park in the Southern District of Hong Kong. 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