Hong Kong’s SFC set to approve batch of new crypto licenses by end of year
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission plans to approve a batch of new crypto licenses by the end of this year. So far, there are 11 crypto platforms being considered for licenses.
In an interview with news outlet Hong Kong 01, CEO of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Liang Fengyi, announced that the SFC will be giving out licenses in batches to Virtual Asset Trading Platforms.
The SFC has recently issued three licenses for crypto exchanges operating in the region, including the Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange, OSL Exchange and HashKey Exchanges.
Apart from the three licensed platforms, 11 other platforms have applied for an SFC-issued licenses and are currently awaiting approval.
Liang Fengyi explained that…