Hong Kong-Based OSL Group’s Revenue Jumps 58% in H1 Despite Mounting Losses

Digital asset platform OSL Group reported a 58% year-on-year revenue increase for the first half of 2025, reaching HK$195.4 million ($25.1 million), even as operating losses more than doubled during its aggressive global ￰0￱ Takeaways: OSL Group’s H1 revenue rose 58% to $25.1 million, driven by acquisitions and organic ￰1￱ losses more than doubled due to a rapid expansion in ￰2￱ Pay accounted for 29% of revenue, while a $300M raise will fuel further global ￰3￱ its interim financial report released Thursday evening, the Hong Kong-based company said losses from continuing operations widened to HK$20.3 million ($2.6 million), up from HK$9.6 million a year ￰4￱ company attributed the growing loss primarily to a sharp rise in headcount, expanding from 167 employees to 568 within a ￰5￱ Attributes Revenue Surge to Organic Growth and Strategic Acquisitions OSL said the revenue gains were fueled by organic growth and recent strategic acquisitions, according to a separate statement published on ￰6￱ moves included the February purchase of Japanese crypto exchange CoinBest and a June agreement to acquire a 90% stake in Evergreen Crest, an Indonesian exchange operator, through a $15 million share ￰7￱ of the standout performers was OSL Pay, its crypto on-and-off ramp platform launched in ￰8￱ division generated HK$55.9 million (US$7.2 million) in the first half, contributing 29% of total group revenue.

“Growth and investment defined OSL Group’s performance in the first half of this year,” said Kevin Cui, CEO of OSL ￰9￱ added that both core business revenue and transaction volume rose significantly, while the firm retained the largest market share in ETF custodial assets in Hong ￰10￱ shares rose 6.6% in midday trading Friday, according to Yahoo ￰11￱ a 5.2% dip over the past month, the stock is up more than 114% ￰12￱ July, OSL raised $300 million through an equity financing round, marking the largest publicly disclosed capital raise in the region’s crypto space to ￰13￱ Group (HKEX: 863) has successfully completed a US$300 million equity raise — the largest public equity financing in Asia’s digital asset sector to ￰14￱ to OSL CFO Ivan Wong, this milestone reflects strong investor confidence in OSL’s strategy and will further… ￰15￱ — OSL (@osldotcom) July 25, 2025 The firm, listed under ticker 0863.

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