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Key Numbers (21 Oct 2026)

• 13: 13 virtual asset trading platforms are licensed by the SFC. SFC
• 18: 18 licence applications have been withdrawn or returned (16 withdrawn, 2 returned); 7 in May 2024. lists
• 2 of 36: the HKMA has licensed 2 stablecoin issuers from 36 first-batch applications. HKMA
• 67 suspicious trading platforms on the SFC alert list. SFC
• 12 Jan 2027: Matrixport HK must close down in Hong Kong. SFC

Analysis

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• 18 Hong Kong Crypto Licence Applications Withdrawn or Returned, OKX and Bybit Among Them

  21 Oct 2026 · OKX, Gate, Bybit, Huobi HK, BitMart and Matrixport HK: when each application was withdrawn, and what the SFC's lists say now.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

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