According to the updated data on the official website of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on July 18, the application for a virtual asset trading platform license submitted by HKX to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission was withdrawn on July 17. Relevant information shows that the company name of the virtual asset trading platform operator submitted by HKX is "hi5 (Hong Kong) Limited", and the Chinese name is not applicable. OKX first submitted an application for a virtual asset trading platform license to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on February 29, 2024. So far, the number of applicants whose virtual asset trading platform licenses have been withdrawn and returned by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has totaled 12, of which 1 has been returned; the number of applicants on the list of virtual asset trading platforms is 16, of which 11 are considered to be licensed virtual asset trading platform applicants; the list of licensed virtual asset trading platforms remains 2.