PANews reported on October 11 that according to updated data on the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the application for a virtual asset trading platform license submitted by bitcoinworld to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission was returned on October 10.

Relevant information shows that the company name of the virtual asset trading platform operator submitted by bitcoinworld is "Bitcoin World Technology Limited" and the Chinese name is not applicable. bitcoinworld first submitted an application for a virtual asset trading platform license to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on May 17, 2024.

As of now, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has announced that a total of 14 applicants have had their virtual asset trading platform licenses withdrawn and returned, of which 2 were returned; the number of applicants on the virtual asset trading platform application list is 14, of which 11 are considered as licensed virtual asset trading platform applicants and 3 are on the licensed virtual asset trading platform list.