Overview
- Trading on OSL began September 3 at 3:00 p.m. HKT with BNB/USD, BNB/USDT and BNB/USDC pairs.
- Access is restricted to Professional Investors holding portfolios of at least HK$8 million (about US$1.02 million).
- Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said BNB is now the fifth approved digital asset on a Hong Kong-licensed venue.
- OSL CEO Kevin Cui called the addition a major step for the city’s virtual-asset market and projected strong institutional demand beyond bitcoin and ether.
- Coverage links the listing to rising institutional interest in BNB, citing Nano Labs’ treasury allocation and filings by REX Shares and Osprey Funds for a BNB staking ETF.