{"id":69553,"date":"2024-01-22T18:21:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=69553"},"modified":"2024-01-22T18:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:23:56","slug":"hong-kong-to-reportedly-debut-spot-crypto-etfs-by-mid-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-to-reportedly-debut-spot-crypto-etfs-by-mid-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong to Reportedly Debut Spot Crypto ETFs by Mid-Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first spot <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ark-invest-shifts-bito-funds-to-strengthen-arkb-spot-bitcoin-etf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exchange-traded funds<\/a> (ETFs) could be introduced in Hong Kong as early as the middle of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong to Reportedly Debut Spot Crypto ETFs by Mid-Year\" class=\"wp-image-69554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1705958471953.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hong Kong to Reportedly Debut Spot Crypto ETFs by Mid-Year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local media, the government may soon introduce exchange-traded funds, citing comments made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Hong+Kong+to+Reportedly+Debut+Spot+Crypto+ETFs+by+Mid-Year&rlz=1C1JJTC_enNG1049NG1049&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gary Tiu<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, chief executive and head of regulatory relations at OSL, a cryptocurrency exchange permitted in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to OSL's tight ties to numerous fund companies, five or ten of them are now investigating the possibility of creating an ETF of this kind. By the middle of this year, according to Tiu, five companies could launch the first cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong, having advanced more quickly than the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that there are presently only two approved <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/cryptocurrency-exchanges-picking-the-right-platform-for-your-needs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency exchanges<\/a> in the city, Tiu also recognized the need to make sure that fees\u2014when the exchange works with fund companies\u2014are not unreasonably expensive, as reported by the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, Hong Kong, which has its legal system outside of China, has seen a surge of protests highlighting this difference and trying to create a new route for cryptocurrency regulation in opposition to the government of the notoriously censorious Chinese mainland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst the overall trend, HashKey, a different authorized cryptocurrency exchange in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-firm-vsfg-aims-for-spot-bitcoin-etf-launch-in-q1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hong Kong<\/a>, announced earlier this month that it was in discussions with asset managers to investigate the prospective introduction of spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, a different Hong Kong-licensed cryptocurrency exchange announced that it was discussing with asset managers the possibility of introducing spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The exchange intends to offer Bitcoin spot ETFs by the first quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could be introduced in Hong Kong as early as the middle of this year. According to local media, the government may soon introduce exchange-traded funds, citing comments made by Gary Tiu , chief executive and head of regulatory relations at OSL, a cryptocurrency exchange permitted in Hong Kong. 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