Dah Sing Holdings' virtual asset trading services officially expanded to retail clients

On June 24, Delin Holdings (1709.HK) announced with pleasure that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Delin Securities, has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong to amend the licensing conditions under its Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activity license relating to virtual asset trading services,and may now formally offer virtual asset trading services to retail clients, subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and the terms and conditions imposed by the SFC.

Figure 1: Delin Holdings officially expands virtual asset trading services to retail clients. Source: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

This regulatory approval marks another significant milestone for Delin Securities’ compliant virtual asset trading business. Previously, Delin Securities had received conditional approval from the SFC on December 30, 2025, to upgrade its Type 1 license for virtual asset trading, and officially launched virtual asset trading services for professional investor clients in February 2026.The extension of services to retail clients further signifies Delin Securities’ comprehensive coverage across all investor categories in the virtual asset services space.

To ensure compliance and robust operations, Delin Securities will continue processing all virtual asset trading orders through its SFC-licensed platform, with fund settlement, asset custody, and compliance monitoring conducted strictly within the SFC’s regulatory framework. Delin Securities will rigorously adhere to all SFC regulatory requirements to provide secure and compliant virtual asset trading services to retail clients.

Mr. Chen Ningdi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Delin Holdings, stated: “By expanding our virtual asset services from professional investors to retail clients, Delin Securities has achieved full market coverage. This represents another step forward in realizing our vision of ‘financial democratization’—enabling more investors to participate in digital asset investments through compliant and secure channels. Delin will continue leveraging technological innovation to lower investment barriers and deliver high-quality virtual asset services to a broader investor base, all while strictly adhering to regulatory boundaries.”

The Group noted that this amendment to licensing conditions represents a pivotal milestone in Delin Holdings’ development journey, significantly broadening the potential client base for Delin Securities’ virtual asset trading services and strongly supporting the Group’s strategic expansion of regulated digital asset businesses in Hong Kong. Delin Holdings will continue advancing its virtual asset business in a prudent and fully compliant manner.

Building a digital financial ecosystem through technological innovation to empower a broader base of investors

While advancing the compliance and service upgrade of virtual asset trading, DL Holdings continues to significantly increase its strategic investment in financial technology,adopting a dual approach of investment and in-house R&D to build an end-to-end digital financial ecosystem covering investment decision-making, social interaction, and trade execution.

In the realm of social finance, NeuralFin—a social wealth-growth platform invested in by DL Holdings—has officially launched on major app stores. NeuralFin has surpassed 100,000 users and features numerous exclusive, high-quality financial content creators, deeply integrating wealth management with social interaction. This enables users to seamlessly move from premium community content and AI-driven insights directly to global asset trading, completing a full closed loop from 'content → insight → transaction.'

Figure 2: NeuralFin, the social wealth-growth platform. Source: NeuralFin

In the field of AI-powered investment research, DL Holdings’ institutional-grade AI investment research platform,ARTi,secured a USD 1.5 million Pre-A round investment from C Capital in June 2026, achieving a pre-money valuation of USD 30 million. Built on a proprietary multi-agent AI architecture, ARTi employs a unique framework combining '8 AI analysts × 8 investment masters × 8 layers of data infrastructure' to systematically reduce hallucination risks inherent in AI applications within specialized financial domains. Its investment research capabilities have already significantly outperformed general-purpose large language models on the market. ARTi now delivers structured, data-driven, and fully traceable investment judgments, offering comprehensive AI-agent-based investment advisory and decision-making services.

Figure 3: ARTi, the AI-powered investment research platform. Source: ARTi

From ARTi’s institutional-grade AI investment research capabilities and NeuralFin’s social wealth-growth platform to the full retail rollout of DL Securities’ virtual asset trading services, DL Holdings is leveraging technological innovation to continuously lower investment barriers, enabling a wider range of investors to access professional, compliant, and human-centric digital financial services. The group remains committed to the principle of 'financial democratization' and will continue driving sustainable innovation and inclusive growth in fintech, always operating within strict regulatory boundaries.

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