SFC Lists of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms The SFC's four lists as read 21 Oct 2026 (page updated 16 Oct 2026). Only platforms on the first list are formally licensed.
Licensed (13) Applicants (5) 2 are deemed to be licensed under the transitional arrangements; the SFC says it “has NOT formally licensed the deemed-to-be-licensed VATP applicants”.
Platform / company Applied Status bitV HighBlock Limited 6 Feb 2024 Applicant Crypto.com Foris DAX HK Limited 9 Feb 2024 Deemed to be licensed (not formal) WhaleFin Whalefin Markets Limited 21 Feb 2024 Deemed to be licensed (not formal) · ceased operating Nebulas Nebulas Hong Kong Limited 25 Oct 2024 Applicant Bybit Spark Fintech Limited 6 Jun 2025 Applicant
Withdrawn or Returned (18) Platform / company Applied Removed Reason Matrixport HK Flying Hippo Technologies Limited 26 Feb 2024 12 Oct 2026 Withdrawn BitMart Spread Technologies Hong Kong Limited 27 Jun 2025 28 Aug 2025 Withdrawn Bitcoin World Bitcoin World Technology Limited 10 Jun 2025 10 Jul 2025 Withdrawn bitcoinworld Bitcoin World Technology Limited 17 May 2024 10 Oct 2024 Returned HKDAX Hong Kong Digital Asset Xchange Limited 27 Aug 2024 9 Oct 2024 Withdrawn HKX hi5 (Hong Kong) Limited 29 Feb 2024 17 Jul 2024 Withdrawn Bybit Spark Fintech Limited 31 Jan 2024 31 May 2024 Withdrawn OKX OKX Hong Kong FinTech Company Limited 16 Nov 2023 24 May 2024 Withdrawn VAEX Hong Kong VAEXC Limited 25 Nov 2023 24 May 2024 Withdrawn Gate.HK Gate Digital Limited 28 Feb 2024 22 May 2024 Withdrawn Huobi HK HBGL Hong Kong Limited 26 Feb 2024 14 May 2024 Withdrawn IBTCEX Willows Asia Technology Company Limited 22 Feb 2024 13 May 2024 Withdrawn QuanXLab QuanX Lab Limited 29 Feb 2024 13 May 2024 Withdrawn HKVAEX BX SERVICES LIMITED 4 Jan 2024 28 Mar 2024 Withdrawn Huobi HK HBGL Hong Kong Limited 20 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024 Withdrawn Meex Meex Digital Securities Limited 12 Oct 2023 7 Feb 2024 Returned BitHarbour BitHarbour (Hong Kong) Limited 11 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2024 Withdrawn Ammbr AMMBR (HK) LIMITED 29 Sep 2023 6 Oct 2023 Withdrawn
Closing Down (1) Platform / company Must close down by Matrixport HK Flying Hippo Technologies Limited 12 Jan 2027
Source: SFC, Lists of virtual asset trading platforms , read on every build. CE numbers link to the SFC public register.
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