EX.IO has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to conduct over-the-counter (OTC) trading of virtual assets, initially supporting BTC, ETH, and other cryptocurrencies.

Hong Kong licensed virtual asset trading platform EX.IO has announced that it has been officially approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to conduct virtual asset over-the-counter trading services under the existing virtual asset trading platform license framework. The over-the-counter trading service has now been officially launched and is open to eligible investors. The initially supported currencies include cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDT, USDC, USDTTRC20, as well as fiat currencies such as US dollars and Hong Kong dollars.

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