Virtual Asset Trading Platform Licence / Hong Kong / AMLO
Timeline12–24 months source
Granted activities
by client typeActivityCONSUMERSMECORPORATEREG. FIVIA INTERMED.
Operate a trading platform for crypto-assets Full Full Full Full None
Exchange crypto-assets for funds Full Full Full Full None
Provide custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clientsclient virtual assets must be held via a wholly-owned Associated Entity, incorporated in Hong Kong and separately licensed as a trust or company service provider, not by the Platform Operator itself Conditional Conditional Conditional Conditional None
Conditional: the grant carries the conditions listed under the activity.
Requirements
Typical timeline to authorisation12–24 months source
Passporting reach
This regime does not passport into other jurisdictions.
Holders
3 in this corpusCompanyRegister idStatus
Products unlocked
Stablecoin custody1 marketconsumer · sme · corporate · regulated-fi
Derived business models
Computed from granted activities × permitted client types × passporting mode — not an opinion label.
B2CCONSUMER · 3 activities granted
B2BSME +1 · 3 activities granted
B2B2BREG. FI · 3 activities granted
Open questions on this regime
No open questions recorded against this regime.
Resolved coverage in hong kong
COVERED
Hong Kong3
Crypto custody admin
own licenceconsumer · SME · corporate · regulated FIconditionalhypothetical
Crypto exchange for funds
own licenceconsumer · SME · corporate · regulated FIhypothetical
Crypto trading platform
own licenceconsumer · SME · corporate · regulated FIhypothetical
UNVERIFIED — CLAIMED, NOT TRACEABLE TO A LICENCE
No unverified rows.
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Regime: Virtual Asset Trading Platform Licence / Hong Kong / AMLO