Hong Kong Crypto Licensing Analysis

Data-led explainers on Hong Kong's licensed crypto exchanges, withdrawn applications and stablecoin licences, with original charts.

• 13 Crypto Exchanges Hold an SFC Licence in Hong Kong. Who They Are

  21 Oct 2026 · Every licensed platform and when it was licensed, what “deemed to be licensed” means, and the platforms the SFC flags as suspicious.

• 18 Hong Kong Crypto Licence Applications Withdrawn or Returned, OKX and Bybit Among Them

  21 Oct 2026 · OKX, Gate, Bybit, Huobi HK, BitMart and Matrixport HK: when each application was withdrawn, and what the SFC's lists say now.

• Hong Kong Granted 2 Stablecoin Licences From 36 Applications

  21 Oct 2026 · Anchorpoint and HSBC, what the HKMA said about the other applicants, and how to check an issuer.