世界第3位の暗号資産取引所OKX、香港でのライセンス申請を取り下げ。

CoinDesk JAPANは2024年05月25日に、CoinDeskのシェルデン・レバック(Sheldon Reback)が、世界第3位の暗号資産取引所OKXが香港で運営するためのライセンス申請を取り下げたと報告した。

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OKXのほかにも多くの暗号資産事業者が香港でのライセンス申請を取り下げているという。何が起こっている。

OKXはWebサイトで、「OKX HKのVASPライセンス申請の取り下げ」を報告した。
https://www.okx.com/help/withdrawal-of-okx-hks-vasp-license-application

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Withdrawal of OKX HK's VASP license application
Published on May 24, 2024
Updated on May 24, 2024
2 min read
Dear Hong Kong customers,

After careful consideration of our business strategy, we've decided to withdraw OKX HK's VASP license application at this time.

OKX will cease to provide centralized virtual asset trading services to Hong Kong residents by 31 May 2024 (Friday) in accordance with regulatory requirements. Customer funds remain safe and withdrawal services will not be affected. After 31 May 2024, customers will only be able to withdraw.

OKX Web3 (self-hosted wallet) services are not affected and will remain available to Hong Kong users.

Please note:

Kindly refrain from making any deposits into your OKX account after 31 May 2024. Deposits made after 31 May 2024 (23:59:59 HKT) may not be automatically credited. Kindly contact our customer support at service@okx.com if needed.
Any open orders that are not closed by 31 May 2024 (23:59:59 HKT) will be cancelled. The resulting funds will be transferred to your OKX account balance.
You may withdraw assets from your OKX account to your self-custody wallet or your accounts on other third-party platforms between now and 31 August 2024 (23:59:59 HKT) (“Closure Date”). Your assets will remain safe in your OKX account until the Closure Date.
After the Closure Date, you will not be able to initiate any request to directly withdraw or transfer assets from your OKX account. After the Closure Date, any remaining balances in your OKX account will be deemed as unclaimed property and we will treat them in accordance with our terms of use.
Should you have any additional questions, please contact our customer service team at service@okx.com.

リリースはここまで、ものすごく混んでいるのでご配慮ください。

世界第3位の取引高を誇るOKX(CoinGecko調べ)は、2024年05月31日までに香港での暗号資産取引サービスの提供を停止するという。同日以後、顧客は資金の引き出しのみ可能となる。

今月初めには、HTXの子会社Huobi Hong Kongなど、同業他社の多くも香港証券先物委員会への申請を取り下げていた。

現在、Crypto.comや米CoinDeskのオーナー企業Bullishなど、多くの取引所が同委員会によるライセンスの見直しを受けている。これまでに認可を受けることができたのは2社のみで、最後の認可は2022年だった。

｜翻訳:Shun Ide
｜編集:CoinDesk JAPAN編集部
｜画像:Dan Freeman/Unsplash
https://www.coindeskjapan.com/233712/
｜原文:Crypto Exchange OKX Withdraws Hong Kong License Application
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/05/24/crypto-exchange-okx-withdraws-hong-kong-license-application/

Sheldon Reback
https://www.coindeskjapan.com/author/sheldon-reback/