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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/osl-group-limited">OSL</a> is strategically pivoting from a digital asset exchange to a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, capitalizing on Hong Kong's progressive regulatory framework. This transformation is highlighted by the acquisition of Banxa and the launch of products like <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/osl-group-limited">OSL</a> BizPay and the USDGO stablecoin.</li>
 <li>The company is in a high-growth phase, evidenced by a 30.4% YoY increase in total income to HK$489 million in 2025 and a 200.7% surge in platform trading volume. However, this growth is coupled with significant investment in technology and expansion, leading to a net loss of HK$386.8 million in 2025.</li>
 <li>Positioned as a first-mover with key licenses from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/osl-group-limited">OSL</a> has a distinct regulatory advantage. This compliance-first approach is crucial for attracting institutional clients but also entails high operational costs and navigating a complex, evolving regulatory landscape.</li>
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OSL is strategically pivoting from a digital asset exchange to a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, capitalizing on Hong Kong's progressive regulatory framework. This transformation is highlighted by the acquisition of Banxa and the launch of products like OSL BizPay and the USDGO stablecoin.
  The company is in a high-growth phase, evidenced by a 30.4% YoY increase in total income to HK$489 million in 2025 and a 200.7% surge in platform trading volume. However, this growth is coupled with significant investment in technology and expansion, leading to a net loss of HK$386.8 million in 2025.
  Positioned as a first-mover with key licenses from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), OSL has a distinct regulatory advantage. This compliance-first approach is crucial for attracting institutional clients but also entails high operational costs and navigating a complex, evolving regulatory landscape.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<ul><li>On 6 Feb, eight Chinese regulatory authorities jointly issued a notice on further preventing and addressing risks relevant to digital currencies (Yinfa No.42), reaffirming China’s restrictive stance on crypto trading and tightening oversight on tokenized real-world asset (RWA) and overseas issuance of RMB-referenced stablecoin.</li><li>The CSRC then followed with new practical regulatory guidelines for the tokenization of domestic assets issued overseas as asset-backed securities.</li><li>We believe the highlight of the notice lies in its first official definition of RWA by Chinese regulators and the establishment of a clear regulatory framework for domestic companies in pursuit of overseas RWA issuance. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

On 6 Feb, eight Chinese regulatory authorities jointly issued a notice on further preventing and addressing risks relevant to digital currencies (Yinfa No.42), reaffirming China’s restrictive stance on crypto trading and tightening oversight on tokenized real-world asset (RWA) and overseas issuance of RMB-referenced stablecoin.The CSRC then followed with new practical regulatory guidelines for the tokenization of domestic assets issued overseas as asset-backed securities.We believe the highlight of the notice lies in its first official definition of RWA by Chinese regulators and the establishment of a clear regulatory framework for domestic companies in pursuit of overseas RWA issuance. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Moves from a Blanket Ban on Crypto-Related to Tailored Rules for Tokenized RWAs

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Hong Kong's Stablecoins Ordinance issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on the 1st August 2025, is the world’s first dedicated legislation targeting stablecoins. </li>
<li>Stablecoins, like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tether" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35208:1" rel="noopener">Tether (USDT CURNCY)</a>, are considered a less volatile type of cryptocurrency as they are pegged to fiat currencies (like the US$/euro), short-term treasuries, and commodities (such as gold).</li>
<li>Proponents of stablecoins, backed by real currency, just need to espouse how they can be a surrogate/improvement on just using ... the real currency. </li>
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Hong Kong's Stablecoins Ordinance issued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on the 1st August 2025, is the world’s first dedicated legislation targeting stablecoins. 
Stablecoins, like Tether (USDT CURNCY), are considered a less volatile type of cryptocurrency as they are pegged to fiat currencies (like the US$/euro), short-term treasuries, and commodities (such as gold).
Proponents of stablecoins, backed by real currency, just need to espouse how they can be a surrogate/improvement on just using ... the real currency. 


Hong Kong Ratifies Stablecoin Legislation

Research from Quam Securities, Quam Securities

Quam Securities Research

Research from Quam Securities

Quam Securities

Since its inception in 1986, Quam Securities Limited (Quam Securities) has grown to become one of the few mid-tier securities brokerages in Hong Kong with global execution capabilities for both private and institutional clients. It boasts a well-established network in Greater China including Taiwan and in major world markets through the Global Alliance Partners (GAP). Quam Securities is well-positioned not only to harness and drive business within the China Tonghai International Financial Limited but also between China and the world markets.

ABCDE Sector Weekly provides market-moving insights and news for the rapidly transforming digital asset sector with a primary emphasis on their impact on related equities.  More importantly, we keep equity investors informed on how they can invest on the right side of change.

ABCDE Sector Weekly provides market-moving insights and news for the rapidly transforming digital asset sector with a primary emphasis on their impact on related equities.  More importantly, we keep equity investors informed on how they can invest on the right side of change.  

CTS Global Digital Asset and Blockchain Equities Weekly (20/8)

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Well, that sure escalated quickly.Early last week, in the Insight <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/pre-ipo-esg-analysis-didi-s-exemplary-esg-achievements-eclipsed-by-regulatory-risks-and-uncertainty" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53687" rel="noopener">Pre-IPO ESG Analysis: DiDi's Exemplary ESG Achievements Eclipsed By Regulatory Risks and Uncertainty</a>, I juxtaposed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/didi-chuxing-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27467:1" rel="noopener">DiDi's (DIDI US)</a> relatively strong ESG results in areas under its control with serious concerns about regulatory risk outside of its direct control.Late last week, days after DiDi's successful US$4.4 billion initial public offering, Chinese regulators ordered the removal of DiDi's business-critical ride-hailing apps from online app markets, until the company rectifies "serious violations" pertaining to collection and use of customer data.DiDi is down 5.3% so far (delayed open today).Regulatory risk was central to my thesis in the first Insight. I hardly anticipated this, but I referred to regulatory risk as real, near-term, tangible investment risk; not just some fuzzy ESG risk. Given that, I felt obliged to follow up. At the same time, however, this news is covered ad nauseam.No sense in beating a dead horse with a broken record.So, I decided to do something different. That statement about regulatory risk being a real tangible investment risk is primarily based on anecdotal evidence – i.e., when regulators flex their muscle, stocks go down, not up. But "anecdotal" isn't good enough.Which is why I took this opportunity to quantify the impacts of adverse regulatory events in China. Specifically, with event studies measuring abnormal returns around major regulatory events across four broad categories. That's what most of this Insight is about. But back to DiDi for a moment.Regulatory risk and uncertainty for DiDi is much worse today than it was last week. Typically, the opposite would be true; a negative event out in the open is better than a possible event lurking in the shadows. But not this time. Barring an immediate change of heart by the PRC, this is bad.Therefore, downgrading to bearish.

Well, that sure escalated quickly.Early last week, in the Insight Pre-IPO ESG Analysis: DiDi's Exemplary ESG Achievements Eclipsed By Regulatory Risks and Uncertainty, I juxtaposed DiDi's (DIDI US) relatively strong ESG results in areas under its control with serious concerns about regulatory risk outside of its direct control.Late last week, days after DiDi's successful US$4.4 billion initial public offering, Chinese regulators ordered the removal of DiDi's business-critical ride-hailing apps from online app markets, until the company rectifies "serious violations" pertaining to collection and use of customer data.DiDi is down 5.3% so far (delayed open today).Regulatory risk was central to my thesis in the first Insight. I hardly anticipated this, but I referred to regulatory risk as real, near-term, tangible investment risk; not just some fuzzy ESG risk. Given that, I felt obliged to follow up. At the same time, however, this news is covered ad nauseam.No sense in beating a dead horse with a broken record.So, I decided to do something different. That statement about regulatory risk being a real tangible investment risk is primarily based on anecdotal evidence – i.e., when regulators flex their muscle, stocks go down, not up. But "anecdotal" isn't good enough.Which is why I took this opportunity to quantify the impacts of adverse regulatory events in China. Specifically, with event studies measuring abnormal returns around major regulatory events across four broad categories. That's what most of this Insight is about. But back to DiDi for a moment.Regulatory risk and uncertainty for DiDi is much worse today than it was last week. Typically, the opposite would be true; a negative event out in the open is better than a possible event lurking in the shadows. But not this time. Barring an immediate change of heart by the PRC, this is bad.Therefore, downgrading to bearish.

PRC Shows DiDi Who's Boss: An Analysis of Adverse Regulatory Events on Stock Prices

Hong Kong

OSL Group is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company focused on digital assets and blockchain platforms. It offers brokerage, digital asset exchange, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, custody, and SaaS solutions, including products like OSL Global, OSL BizPay, and USDGO. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

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OSL (863 HK)

Primer: OSL (863 HK) - Aug 2026

OSL is strategically pivoting from a digital asset exchange to a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, capitalizing on Hong Kong's...

αSK Primers

Hong Kong Ratifies Stablecoin Legislation

It's easy to be dismissive. But IF regulated well, stablecoins hold the potential for much-needed innovations in the world’s payment systems.

David Blennerhassett

CTS Global Digital Asset and Blockchain Equities Weekly (20/8)

CTS Research: BC Tech (863 HK) 1H21 strong rev| COIN new trading platfom in Japan; South Korea regulations; Eth 2.0 upgrade; OpenSea; Alibaba NFT

Quam Securities

PRC Shows DiDi Who's Boss: An Analysis of Adverse Regulatory Events on Stock Prices

Last week, I wrote about DiDi's regulatory risk. This week, it's worse. Hence the downgrade. But this is mostly an analysis of how regulatory...

Kyle Rudden

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Primer: OSL (863 HK) - Aug 2026

OSL is strategically pivoting from a digital asset exchange to a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, capitalizing on Hong Kong's...

αSK Primers

China Moves from a Blanket Ban on Crypto-Related to Tailored Rules for Tokenized RWAs

On 6 Feb, eight Chinese regulatory authorities jointly issued a notice on further preventing and addressing risks relevant to digital currencies...

CMB International

Hong Kong Ratifies Stablecoin Legislation

It's easy to be dismissive. But IF regulated well, stablecoins hold the potential for much-needed innovations in the world’s payment systems.

David Blennerhassett

CTS Global Digital Asset and Blockchain Equities Weekly (20/8)

CTS Research: BC Tech (863 HK) 1H21 strong rev| COIN new trading platfom in Japan; South Korea regulations; Eth 2.0 upgrade; OpenSea; Alibaba NFT

Quam Securities

PRC Shows DiDi Who's Boss: An Analysis of Adverse Regulatory Events on Stock Prices

Last week, I wrote about DiDi's regulatory risk. This week, it's worse. Hence the downgrade. But this is mostly an analysis of how regulatory...

Kyle Rudden