ChainCatcher news, the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has updated the information on virtual asset trading platform license applications, which shows that Nebulas Exchange submitted its application for a virtual asset trading platform license to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on October 25, 2024. The name of the submitting virtual asset trading platform operator company is "Nebulas Hong Kong Limited", and there is currently no Chinese name.As of now, the number of virtual asset trading platform license applicants announced by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission is 15. According to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance, 11 platforms including HKbitEX, PantherTrade, Accumulus, DFX Labs, Bixin.com, xWhale, YAX, Bullish, Crypto.com, WhaleFin, and Matrixport HK are considered to be granted licenses.

According to ChainCatcher news, the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission shows that bitcoinworld submitted an application for a virtual asset trading platform license to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on May 17, 2024. The name of the submitted virtual asset trading platform operator is "Bitcoin World Technology Limited," and there is currently no Chinese name. As of now, the number of applicants for virtual asset trading platform licenses announced by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission is 21, with 5 withdrawn and 1 (Meex) application returned.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the virtual asset trading platform license application submitted by HKVAEX has been withdrawn.Relevant information shows that the name of the virtual asset trading platform operator company submitted by HKVAEX is "BX SERVICES LIMITED," the application submission date was January 4, 2024, and the application was withdrawn on March 28, 2024.According to the information disclosed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the reasons for the license application being returned, rejected, or withdrawn include but are not limited to the following: the license application was returned by the SFC due to incompleteness and/or unresolved significant issues; and the license application was rejected or withdrawn.Previously, on January 4, HKVAEX submitted a virtual asset trading platform license application to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Informed sources stated that HKVAEX was established by Binance to obtain a cryptocurrency business license in Hong Kong. The HKVAEX trading platform's website shows that it is using Binance servers to obtain content, and there are similarities in the shared code of the two companies, with nearly identical templates for terms of use, indicating that the two companies may also share legal resources. In response, a Binance spokesperson stated that HKVAEX does not belong to the Binance group of companies.

ChainCatcher news, the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has updated the information on virtual asset trading platform license applications, adding three virtual asset trading platforms: bitV, YAX, and Bullish, with the corresponding operator company names being: HighBlock Limited, YAX (Hong Kong) Limited, and Bullish (GI) Limited.In addition, as of now, the number of institutions that have submitted applications for virtual asset trading platform licenses to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has reached 16, with three institutions being returned/withdrawn, namely: Ammbr, BitHarbour, and Meex (returned on February 7).

ChainCatcher news, the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has updated the information on virtual asset trading platform license applications today, which shows that "Accumulus GBA Technology (Hongkong) Co., Limited" officially submitted its application for a virtual asset trading platform license to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on December 6. The name of the virtual asset trading platform is "Accumulus".