China Merchants Bank Arm Wins Crypto Licence in Hong Kong
China Merchants Bank’s CMB International Securities has reportedly become the first mainland China-affiliated brokerage to secure a virtual asset licence from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission. This approval...
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