<p>Hong Kong-based crypto and blockchain solutions firm Diginex is set to list on Nasdaq via a reverse merger deal.</p> <p>Diginex is <a href="https://www.diginex.com/news/diginex-announces-the-public-launch-of-equos-io-set-to-become-the-first-digital-asset-exchange-listed-in-the-united-states/">merging with</a> 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp, the Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company, which will allow it to go public once the deal is completed in September.<br /> <br /> The Diginex-8i deal was <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/crypto-firm-diginex-is-said-to-reach-deal-to-go-public-in-u-s">first announced</a> in July 2019, and the listing <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1753648/999999999520000397/xslEFFECTX01/primary_doc.xml">was scheduled</a> for this March, but it got delayed due to market meltdown from the coronavirus pandemic.</p> <p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has now re-approved the listing, and Diginex shareholders <a href="https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/crypto-firm-diginex-set-for-september-nasdaq-listing-ceo-says">will vote</a> on it on September 15. After the voting, the current listing of 8i will become Diginex between September 20-23 and the 8i ticker, JFK, will also change.</p> <p>Diginex CEO Richard Byworth said the upcoming Nasdaq listing is “further testament to our commitment to compliance, regulation and transparency.”</p> <p>Founded in 2017, Diginex has today also launched its own crypto exchange called EQUOS.io, which will offer both spot and derivatives trading. The firm also operates an over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading desk, Diginex Access, and a “hot and cold” custodian, Digivault.</p> <p>EQUOS.io operates in Singapore under a temporary exemption from licensing under the country’s Payment Services Act. Diginex today said it has applied for a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, in line with current regulations.</p>