In brief
- Huobi Group is dissolving its Chinese entity after considering it "unnecessary."
- The company's crypto trading services will not be affected by the dissolution.
Huobi Group, the company behind the eponymous crypto exchange, is dissolving its Chinese entity called Beijing Huobi Tianxia Network Technology Limited (BHT), per initial reports from The Block. In addition, OK Group, the business behind crypto exchange OKCoin, is also dissolving its Chinese entity Beijing Lekuda.
Importantly, neither exchange’s crypto trading services will be affected by these dissolutions, because both moved their exchange operations out of China several years ago.
Huobi embroiled in crackdown
These dissolutions come at a time when China is cracking down on the broader crypto industry.
Though the Chinese government has banned crypto trading since 2017, authorities have been much more active in enforcing this ban. More than six different provinces throughout the country have already banned Bitcoin mining, for example.
Huobi, OKEx Limit Services for Chinese Customers Ahead of Gov Crackdown
Just days after the Chinese government vowed to crack down on Bitcoin mining and trading, cryptocurrency exchanges Huobi and OKEx have begun to block Chinese customers from accessing some of their services. Huobi told Decrypt that it has temporarily ceased crypto derivatives trading for “customers in certain markets" to “protect the interests of investors,” citing “recent dynamic changes in the market.” While the Huobi spokesperson did not mention that Huobi has ceased derivatives trading in Ch...
A Huobi spokesperson said that the group’s Beijing entity has not had any business operations. “It is unnecessary and has applied for cancellation,” they said.
When it comes to the entity’s employees, the group said it is “committed to its globalization process as it continues to hire employees from around the world.”
The Huobi spokesperson also added that this process of globalization helps the group meet the needs of its international users, and “improve its ability to ensure business continuity worldwide.”
In May of this year, Huobi told Decrypt that it had temporarily ceased crypto derivatives trading for “customers in certain markets” in order to protect investors.
