ChainCatcher news, Futu Securities Senior Vice President Zhu Zhen wrote an article titled "Talking about the Changes from Virtual Currency to Digital Assets," in which he pointed out that with the release and implementation of the Hong Kong government's virtual asset policy, the concept of Crypto is gradually becoming popular among retail investors, and the number of industry participants is also continuously increasing. In addition to payments, the applications of Crypto in "financing, investment, and value storage" have also attracted the attention and entry of institutional investors. The release of Ethereum (ETH) has brought more possibilities for the innovative application of blockchain technology. Ethereum not only promotes the development of smart contracts but also facilitates the birth and popularization of decentralized applications (DApps), decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and initial coin offerings (ICOs). These innovative technologies and applications not only add vitality beyond "currency" to the Crypto ecosystem but also provide more investment and usage scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, Futu Group's Managing Director Steve Zeng stated on Friday that "the market response has been relatively positive on the first day of our cryptocurrency trading service launch." Futu claims to be the first online brokerage in Hong Kong to offer zero-commission cryptocurrency trading. Additionally, to attract users, Futu plans to gift Bitcoin and stocks of Alibaba and Nvidia to specific users who open accounts and hold assets for a certain period.Moreover, Futu is applying for a virtual asset trading platform license from the SFC through its wholly-owned subsidiary PantherTrade. According to the SFC's website, PantherTrade has been listed as an applicant "deemed to be licensed."Previous report, Futu Hong Kong officially launched its virtual currency trading service regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on Thursday, with a customer investment threshold of HKD 80 or USD 10, including four spot trading pairs such as BTC, ETH, and USD, HKD, allowing direct purchases of virtual currencies using HKD and USD at real-time exchange rates.

CahinCatcher news, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) announced that it will officially launch Crypto trading services on August 1, becoming the first brokerage in Hong Kong to offer zero-commission trading for Crypto.Previous news, Futu Securities has been authorized to provide virtual asset trading services to investors in Hong Kong.

ChainCatcher news, according to East Network reports, the internet brokerage Futu Securities has upgraded its Type 1 regulated activity (securities trading) license from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, allowing it to provide virtual asset trading services to professional and retail investors in Hong Kong.Futu launched a brand new integrated account feature last Saturday (6th), allowing investors to trade investment products across multiple markets such as Hong Kong stocks, US stocks, A-share connect, and Japanese stocks through a single account, and has announced that it will gradually introduce Singapore stocks, Australian stocks, Canadian stocks, etc., but has not yet disclosed a specific timeline.

ChainCatcher news, Futu Securities stated that it is continuously strengthening its investment in virtual assets and is actively promoting virtual asset trading services. During the preparation period for the service launch, Futu is continuously enhancing virtual asset-related investor education to help investors grasp relevant knowledge in advance, enabling them to make better investment decisions when the service goes live.Futu Securities Managing Director Xie Zhijian stated that according to Futu's latest relevant survey, over 40% of investors who have never traded virtual assets expressed a desire to trade on Futu NiuNiu, while nearly 75.6% of experienced investors are also pleased to see Futu launch virtual asset trading services on the platform.