最新报道：According to the report of Bijie.com, Mr. Zeng Yuchao, Managing Director of Futu Group, talked about Futu's virtual license in compliance operation when commenting on the hot topics in the market. In July 2024, the No. 1 license held by Futu Securities, a subsidiary of Futu Group, was successfully upgraded and can provide virtual asset trading services to Hong Kong investors including retail investors. In August 2024, Futu Securities officially obtained a license and provided four spot trading pairs including Bitcoin, Ethereum and US dollars and Hong Kong dollars to qualified Hong Kong individual investors in compliance. Later, it gradually expanded to more trading pairs including LINK and AVAX, as well as more functions such as deposit and withdrawal. In January 2025, Panthertrade (Cheetah Trading), a subsidiary of Futu Group, officially obtained the Virtual Asset Trading Platform License (VATP) issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. According to the regulatory requirements of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the formal business development of the virtual asset trading platform license needs to be completed in stages. At present, Cheetah Trading is actively cooperating with the Securities and Futures Commission to carry out the second phase of the evaluation work, including the evaluation of policies, procedures, systems and monitoring measures. After the evaluation is completed, it can officially open to the outside world. In other words, the two Hong Kong licensed entities of Futu Group, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and Cheetah Trading (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., have obtained the No. 1 license upgrade and the Virtual Asset Trading Platform License (VATP) respectively. The two licenses can create a more closed-loop and competitive ecosystem.