Hong Kong Regulator to Grant Fidelity-backed OSL Digital the First Crypto Exchange License

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Hong Kong Regulator to Grant Fidelity-backed OSL Digital the First Crypto Exchange License

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong will be issuing a license to cryptocurrency firm OSL Digital Securities, reported Reuters.

OSL, a unit of Fidelity-backed BC Group, became the first firm in November last year to apply for a digital license under the market regulator’s new rules allowing cryptocurrency exchanges to opt into regulation.

The company revealed in its exchange filing on Friday that the financial regulator has agreed in principle to grant the license.

The final approval, however, is subject to certain conditions, which “you’d expect from a conservative regulator in a financial hub,” said BC Group CEO Hugh Madden.

OSL and some of its competitors to welcome the regulation as it would enable the regulated institutions to reduce their risk by engaging with other regulated risks.

In the first half of 2020, BC Group made a net loss of 90.8 million yuan ($13.13 million). Besides its crypto business, which accounts for the company’s bulk of revenue, it also provides business parks and advertising services. Read more...