Hong Kong Asset Managers Exploring Crypto ETFs: Is Asia Moving Faster On Digital Assets Than The US?
Hong Kong Asset Managers Exploring Crypto ETFs: Is Asia Moving Faster On Digital Assets Than The US?
As U.S.-based crypto market participants eagerly await the decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the approval of 13 Bitcoin spot exchange-traded Funds (ETFs), approximately 10 fund companies in Hong Kong are preparing virtual asset spot ETFs.
在美國的加密市場參與者熱切地等待美國證券交易委員會（SEC）批准13只比特幣現貨交易所交易基金（ETF）的決定時，香港約有10家基金公司正在準備虛擬資產現貨ETF。
Livio Weng, COO of HashKey Group, said seven or eight of them are already in advanced stages.
HashKey集團首席運營官Livio Weng表示，其中七八家已經進入後期階段。
This initiative in Hong Kong follows the joint announcement by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in December 2023.
香港的這一舉措是在香港證券及期貨事務監察委員會（SFC）和香港金融管理局（金管局）於2023年12月聯合宣佈之後在香港推出的這一舉措。
The regulators declared their readiness to accept applications for the authorization of virtual asset spot ETFs.
監管機構宣佈準備接受虛擬資產現貨ETF的授權申請。
This move would position Hong Kong as the first market in Asia to open doors for the listing of such ETFs.
此舉將使香港成爲亞洲第一個爲此類ETF上市敞開大門的市場。
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Hong Kong's Regulatory Shift Towards Crypto ETFs: The background to this emerging trend in Hong Kong lies in the regulators' shift in policy towards virtual asset spot ETFs.
香港監管向加密ETF的轉移：香港這種新興趨勢的背景在於監管機構將政策轉向虛擬資產現貨ETF。
In December 2023, both the SFC and HKMA, acting as the city's central banking authority, reviewed and adjusted their existing policies.
2023年12月，證監會和作爲該市中央銀行管理局的金管局都審查和調整了其現有政策。
They published two circulars that outlined the specific requirements for spot crypto ETFs, signaling a significant step towards embracing cryptocurrency in the region's financial markets.
他們發佈了兩份通告，概述了現貨加密ETF的具體要求，這標誌着該地區金融市場朝着採用加密貨幣邁出了重要一步。
The speed of developments in Hong Kong contrasts with the ongoing wait for the SEC's decision in the U.S., where the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs eluded fund managers for years.
香港的發展速度與美國持續等待美國證券交易委員會決定的情況形成鮮明對比，在美國，現貨比特幣ETF的批准多年來一直沒有得到基金經理的批准。
Hong Kong's potential dash into crypto ETFs may be a pivotal moment for Asia's financial markets. But it also adds an interesting dimension to the global discourse on the integration of virtual assets into mainstream financial products.
香港可能涉足加密ETF可能是亞洲金融市場的關鍵時刻。但它也爲關於將虛擬資產整合到主流金融產品的全球討論增添了一個有趣的維度。
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