UPDATE 1-OKX Ventures to invest in Vietnam's CAEX to develop crypto asset exchange
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HANOI, April 10 (Reuters) - OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital will invest in Vietnam's CAEX, an affiliate of VPBank Securities VPX.HM, to develop a crypto asset exchange in Vietnam, VPBank Securities said on Friday.
The companies' investment will boost CAEX's charter capital to $380 million this month, it said in a statement.
The companies have signed an MoU on strategic cooperation for the project, it said.
OKX Ventures and HashKey Capital will also work with CAEX on areas including technical infrastructure, security systems, compliance and risk management, as well as liquidity connectivity, it added.
OKX Ventures is an investment arm of OKX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges.
CAEX is one of five companies to have passed an initial qualification round for licences from the Ministry of Finance to launch the country's first cryptocurrency exchanges.
