OKX is first major crypto exchange to apply for Hong Kong licence

Crypto giant OKX applies for Hong Kong licence, becoming first major exchange to file under city’s virtual asset scheme - OKX Hong Kong FinTech submitted its application last week, a day after Futu-affiliated PantherTrade, becoming the seventh exchange to do so - Applicants to the city’s virtual asset licensing scheme, a long and costly process, were previously only small, local exchanges OKX, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour trading volume, has officially applied for a virtual asset trading platform …