Standard Chartered’s Mox Bank Launches Crypto Trading in Hong Kong
Mox Bank, a virtual bank backed by Standard Chartered, PCCW, HKT and Trip.com, has launched cryptocurrency trading services after receiving an upgraded Type 1 license from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission.
The digital lender now offers U.S. dollar-denominated trading of bitcoin and ether through integrated customer accounts, partnering with HashKey Exchange for trading and HashKey Custody for asset safekeeping, according to a report from the Hong Kong Economic Times today.
Mox becomes the second digital bank in Hong Kong to support cryptocurrency trading, following ZA Bank’s July 2025 launch. However, neither platform currently allows customers to transfer crypto assets in or out of their accounts, limiting users to…
