ChainCatcher Message, the Hong Kong virtual asset exchange EX.IO (Thousand Whales Technology (BVI) Limited) has obtained approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to operate a virtual asset trading platform under Type 1 (Securities Trading) and Type 7 (Providing Automated Trading Services) licenses, as well as in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (AMLO).