Futu Enables BNB Transfers for Professional Investors in Hong Kong via BNB Smart Chain
Key Facts
Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited has enabled eligible professional investors in Hong Kong to deposit and withdraw BNB via BNB Smart Chain, according to a Crypto Briefing report. The service allows this group to transfer the token between their accounts with the company and external wallets, with withdrawals subject to controls on addresses, timing and fees. The announcement does not cover retail investors generally, as the service is limited to eligible professionals. The move adds a way to transfer the token to the BNB trading services Futu launched earlier. The public announcement did not substantiate descriptions of the company as a major or licensed platform, nor did it establish an effect on market liquidity.
Withdrawals are sent to addresses added to a whitelist in advance after verification, according to the report. This means a transfer to a new address cannot be made immediately before verification is completed and the address is added to the list. Withdrawals are typically processed by 6:00 p.m. Hong Kong time on the third business day. Fees are about 0.000055 BNB per withdrawal. The report said Futu is not charging additional fees on BNB transactions "until further notice," while the announced withdrawal fee remains in effect.
PantherTrade's support page lists BNB service on BNB Smart Chain, setting the minimum deposit at 0.0002 BNB and the minimum withdrawal at 0.01 BNB. The page also lists a withdrawal fee of 0.000055 BNB, matching the figure cited by the Crypto Briefing report. These limits provide operational details for professional users seeking to transfer the token into or out of their accounts. The pre-listed address requirement and usual processing time remain part of the withdrawal process. Support information shows that the service is tied to the specified network, rather than general transfers across different networks.
PantherTrade, a Futu subsidiary, began offering BNB trading pairs to professional investors in July 2026, according to Crypto Briefing. Enabling deposits and withdrawals adds a channel for transferring the token to and from the platform, following the earlier launch of trading pairs. The report describes this as an expansion of eligible clients' options for dealing in the token, without attributing a specific effect on liquidity or the breadth of the investor base. Futu's annual report also said non-professionals in Hong Kong could trade 5 cryptocurrencies, compared with 19 for professional investors, as of the report's latest operational date. The difference highlights the broader range of assets available to professionals than to non-professionals through the company's services in Hong Kong.
Futu began offering cryptocurrency trading services to clients in Hong Kong and Singapore in August 2024, in cooperation with licensed external exchanges, according to its annual report. It then made cryptocurrency trading available in most U.S. states in June 2025. These dates place the new BNB service within the group's geographic and temporal expansion of cryptoasset services, while the announced deposits and withdrawals are for eligible professional investors in Hong Kong. In its brokerage business, total client assets reached HK$1.40 trillion on June 30, 2026, up 43.6% year over year. Average daily client assets were HK$1.39 trillion in the second quarter, up 55.6% from the same period in 2025.
Futu added a net 252,000 new funded accounts in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the total to 3.8 million, up 33.6% year over year, according to its quarterly results. Total trading volume on its platforms also hit a record HK$6.42 trillion in the quarter, up 78.8% year over year and 54.6% quarter over quarter. These figures provide context on the company's growing account base and trading activity alongside the expansion of its digital services. In the cryptocurrency market, BNB closed at $747.1 on October 23, 2026, compared with $731.28 on October 22, according to EL7 data. This comparison alone does not establish a link between the price movement and the launch of the transfer service.