{"id":70181,"date":"2024-01-29T17:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=70181"},"modified":"2024-01-29T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:22:06","slug":"harvest-fund-files-spot-bitcoin-etf-application-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/harvest-fund-files-spot-bitcoin-etf-application-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvest Fund Files Spot Bitcoin ETF Application in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Securities and Futures Commission has received a spot <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-receives-first-spot-bitcoin-etf-application.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin exchange-traded fund <\/a>(ETF) application from Harvest Fund Management's Hong Kong division.<\/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_1706558876959-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest Fund Files Spot Bitcoin ETF Application in Hong Kong\" class=\"wp-image-70183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harvest Fund Files Spot Bitcoin ETF Application in Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a Tencent News article, Harvest Fund Hong Kong has applied for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission (SFC) since the local government has indicated that it is willing to approve spot cryptocurrency ETFs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harvest Fund remained silent on the subject as of the time of publication. According to the article, the SFC is inclined to approve the ETF's listing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-stock-exchange-launches-settlement-platform.html\">Hong Kong Stock Exch<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-stock-exchange-launches-settlement-platform.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/hong-kong-stock-exchange-launches-settlement-platform.html\">nge<\/a> after the Chinese New Year, which ends on February 11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tencent News speculates that the SFC may adopt the U.S. practice of concurrently approving applications from several enterprises. According to the study, Harvest Fund is now the only organization to have formally applied to a spot Bitcoin ETF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to this, it was revealed that Hong Kong-based financial services company Venture Smart Financial Holdings Limited is preparing to launch its spot Bitcoin ETF in the city in Q1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Bloomberg, which cited persons with knowledge of the situation, Harvest Fund's affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Harvest+Fund+Files+Spot+Bitcoin+ETF+Application+in+Hong+Kong&rlz=1C1JJTC_enNG1049NG1049&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvest Global Investments Ltd. <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>is in talks with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority over potential stablecoin experiments known as regulatory sandboxes in addition to spot Bitcoin ETFs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of Q1, Hong Kong is anticipated to release its <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/only-6-countries-implemented-stablecoin-regulations-in-2023.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stablecoin regulations<\/a>. With more than $210 billion in assets under administration, Harvest Fund administration is among China's biggest asset management companies. Mutual funds, pension funds, and other investment vehicles are just a few funds the financial behemoth handles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Securities and Futures Commission has received a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application from Harvest Fund Management&#8217;s Hong Kong division. According to a Tencent News article, Harvest Fund Hong Kong has applied for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission (SFC) since the local government has indicated that it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":70183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1613,18142,1134],"class_list":["post-70181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin-etf","tag-harvest-fund","tag-hong-kong"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/croc_1706558876959.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}