On September 29, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a list of virtual asset trading platforms on its website, including: the "Licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platform List" which lists the names of virtual asset trading platform operators who have been formally licensed by the SFC; the "Virtual Asset Trading Platform Applicant List" which lists the names of virtual asset trading platform operator applicants whose license applications have not yet been approved by the SFC, starting from today; the "Closed Virtual Asset Trading Platform List" which lists the names of virtual asset trading platform operators who are required to close within a specified period of time under relevant legislation; and the "Virtual Asset Trading Platform List Treated as Licensed" which lists the names of virtual asset trading platform operators who will be treated as licensed from June 1, 2024.

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