Best crypto exchanges in Hong Kong SAR China (licence-checked Oct 2026)
As of 2026-10-14, the table records these licensed, authorised or registered exchanges in Hong Kong SAR China: no verified matches in the readable registers. Read each entity’s licence type, status, official register link and individual check date before comparing fees. Applications and warnings are separate; a registration does not establish every product’s availability or account eligibility.
| Exchange | Country | Entity | Regulator | License or register type | Status | Official source | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bybit | Hong Kong SAR China | Spark Fintech Limited | SFC | Virtual asset trading platform (VATP) | Applied / listed, not authorised Application submitted 2025-06-06. Earlier application withdrawn 2024-05-31. | Official source | |
| OKX | Hong Kong SAR China | OKX Hong Kong FinTech Company Limited | SFC | Virtual asset trading platform (VATP) | Withdrawn Application submitted 2023-11-16; removed 2024-05-24, reason Withdrawn. | Official source | |
| Gate | Hong Kong SAR China | Gate Digital Limited | SFC | Virtual asset trading platform (VATP) | Withdrawn Application submitted 2024-02-28; removed 2024-05-22, reason Withdrawn. | Official source | |
| HTX | Hong Kong SAR China | HBGL Hong Kong Limited | SFC | Virtual asset trading platform (VATP) | Withdrawn Application submitted 2024-02-26; removed 2024-05-14, reason Withdrawn. Earlier application withdrawn 2024-02-23. | Official source |
- BybitApplied / listed, not authorised
Application submitted 2025-06-06. Earlier application withdrawn 2024-05-31.
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China · SFC
- Entity
- Spark Fintech Limited
- License or register type
- Virtual asset trading platform (VATP)
- OKXWithdrawn
Application submitted 2023-11-16; removed 2024-05-24, reason Withdrawn.
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China · SFC
- Entity
- OKX Hong Kong FinTech Company Limited
- License or register type
- Virtual asset trading platform (VATP)
- GateWithdrawn
Application submitted 2024-02-28; removed 2024-05-22, reason Withdrawn.
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China · SFC
- Entity
- Gate Digital Limited
- License or register type
- Virtual asset trading platform (VATP)
- HTXWithdrawn
Application submitted 2024-02-26; removed 2024-05-14, reason Withdrawn. Earlier application withdrawn 2024-02-23.
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China · SFC
- Entity
- HBGL Hong Kong Limited
- License or register type
- Virtual asset trading platform (VATP)
Register research coverage
· No partner appears in the licensed VATP table. Withdrawn records are historical applications, not current permissions. Bybit is a current applicant. Other requested partners were not identified; absence is not a legal determination. Huobi HK is mapped to the HTX brand; this does not imply group-wide authorisation.
- Official source · readable: Official SFC licensed, applicant and removed-applicant tables fetched directly; no licence numbers printed for these rows.
How to read this directory
A record means we found a specific exchange entity in an official register source.