"Official permission" refers to the formal approval or consent granted by a person or organization in a position of authority for someone to do or have something. Full definition
Binance, founded by Zhao Changpeng, had received several warnings because it employs a large part of their staff in Japan and had been expanding without official permission from the Financial Services Agency (FSA), according to an unnamed source. (kryptomoney.com)
Bloomberg has similarly cited an anonymous source in its reporting of the matter, stating that the exchange «was warned because it had several staff in Japan and had been expanding without official permission.» (bit-coin-news.info)
This week, a group of London - based scientists requested official permission from the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to begin a three - year study involving embryonic stem cells. (science.howstuffworks.com)