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Hong Kong Regulator Gives Crypto Exchange OSL Tentative Licensure Approval

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Aug 21, 2020 at 21:16 UTCUpdated Aug 21, 2020 at 21:17 UTC

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Hong Kong may soon have its first fully licensed cryptocurrency exchange: OSL Digital Securities, which on Friday received a landmark approval-in-principal from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

  • Preliminary approval pushes OSL, a subsidiary of Fidelity-backed BC Group, closer to becoming one of the first exchanges licensed to offer automated digital asset trading services under the virtual asset regime SFC unveiled last November.
  • Full licensure is contingent on OSL satisfying undisclosed conditions, according to Reuters. But OSL is well positioned; it was the first exchange to apply for the license and appears to be the only one this far along.
  • SFC is one of a handful of regional regulators beefing up its virtual asset oversight in response to anti-money-laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) concerns.
  • The watchdog’s approach to crypto now treats virtual asset exchanges much like traditional securities brokerages in terms of oversight. It is, however, an “opt-in” system.

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