11 Crypto Exchanges Are Closer to Get Licenses in Hong Kong

11 Crypto Exchanges Are Closer to Get Licenses in Hong Kong

Reported by Businesstimes, HONG Kong’s securities regulator said 11 cryptocurrency exchanges are a step closer to obtaining licences, one year after rolling out a digital-asset rulebook to try and foster a hub for the industry.

Applicants including Crypto.com and Bullish are “deemed to be licenced”, the Securities & Futures Commission’s (SFC’s) website showed on Saturday (Jun 1). Those venues are among platforms on the list with notable trading volumes globally.

Prominent digital-asset outfits such as OKX and Bybit, which regularly command big chunks of activity, withdrew bids for permits. Binance Holdings, the world’s largest exchange, didn’t apply, nor did the top US platform Coinbase Global or Kraken, another popular venue.

Hong Kong set a Jun 1 deadline for crypto exchanges to be either licenced or deemed to be so. Firms at a minimum must fall in the latter category to operate in the city and market services to local investors, and will receive actual permits once the SFC is satisfied about consistent compliance.

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