OKX cryptocurrency alternate has entered the ultimate stage earlier than buying a digital asset service supplier license (VASP) in Hong Kong. The crypto alternate expects the ultimate approval for a VASP license by March 2024.
In an interview, Li Zhikai, the worldwide chief business officer of OKX, mentioned that it’s actively engaged in a dialogue with the banks and is at present ready for the group to be issued a license and begin a enterprise. The crypto alternate has began the preparatory work, akin to expertise docking.
Hong Kong grew to become a pro-crypto nation in 2023 and introduced a licensing regime for crypto exchanges to supply their providers to retail clients. Whereas greater than 80 crypto corporations initially confirmed curiosity in opening an workplace within the nation, solely a few crypto platforms, akin to HashKey and OSL, gained the mandatory license to start out retail crypto buying and selling providers.
HashKey began providing retail crypto buying and selling providers to Hong Kong customers on Aug. 28. The regulatory physique within the nation has opened solely Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) buying and selling for retail clients to chop again on the danger concerned with investing in new crypto tokens. The rules additionally put a 30% cap on traders that solely permits them to speculate one-third of their web revenue.
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Aside from HashKey and OSL, Huobi and Gate.io have additionally utilized for retail crypto buying and selling providers and are ready for the regulatory nod. Beforehand, a Gate.io government shared the regulatory expertise in Hong Kong and instructed Cointelegraph that in contrast with different regulators, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Fee has stricter necessities for digital asset service suppliers. The regulator has made it obligatory for crypto platforms to supply insurance coverage and compensation association necessities to assist defend purchasers. Aside from that, the crypto exchanges should maintain 98% of belongings in chilly pockets storage.
Cointelegraph reached out to OKX for its views on the regulatory expertise and expectations from the Hong Kong retail market however didn’t get a right away response.
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