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OKX receives in-principle approval from MAS, awaits awarding of full licence

Nicole Lim
Nicole Lim • 2 min read
OKX receives in-principle approval from MAS, awaits awarding of full licence
OKX also applied for a licence in Hong Kong last November. Photo: Unsplash
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Crypto exchange OKX has received its in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its major payments institution licence (MPI) on Mar 13. 

The full licence will allow players to offer digital payment tokens — or cryptocurrencies services to individuals and institutions. 

Founded by Star Xu back in 2017, OKX claims to be the second biggest crypto exchange by trading volume globally, serving more than 50 million users worldwide. OKX is owned by Ok Group, which also owns crypto exchange Okcoin.

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