{"id":454862,"date":"2023-11-06T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=454862"},"modified":"2023-11-06T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:43:40","slug":"hong-kong-regulator-says-its-considering-allowing-spot-crypto-etfs-bloomberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/hong-kong-regulator-says-its-considering-allowing-spot-crypto-etfs-bloomberg","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Regulator Says It&#8217;s Considering Allowing Spot Crypto ETFs: Bloomberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hong Kong&rsquo;s securities regulator is considering allowing investors to buy spot crypto ETFs (exchange-traded funds) as officials ramp up their efforts to create an Asia-Pacific digital asset hub, Bloomberg News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-11-05\/hong-kong-mulls-allowing-spot-crypto-btc-etfs-sfc-s-leung-says\">reported<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&ldquo;We welcome proposals using innovative technology that boosts efficiency and customer experience,&rdquo; said Securities and Futures Exchange (SFC) CEO&nbsp; Julia Leung in an interview with Bloomberg. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re happy to give it a try as long as new risks are addressed. Our approach is consistent regardless of the asset.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.bnbstatic.com\/image\/pgc\/202309\/d5069a1286266d2d69e81c52629eb6f3.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Securities Regulator To Release Comprehensive Tokenization Guidance | AZCoinNews on Binance Feed\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hong Kong Regulators Relax Spot Crypto ETF Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The SFC tightened its regulation around digital assets in January this year and restricted retail investors from accessing spot cryptocurrency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/invesco-galaxy-spot-bitcoin-etf-appears-on-dtcc-website-adding-to-optimism-over-regulatory-approval\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ETFs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Only professional investors with portfolios worth at least HK$8 million (about $1) were able to access these spot <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/valkyrie-amends-spot-bitcoin-etf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cryptocurrency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ETF products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These restrictions were then revised in October to allow a wider range of investors to take part in spot cryptocurrency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-to-surge-74-to-59k-in-first-year-after-spot-bitcoin-etf-approvals-galaxy-digital-says\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ETF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> investing. The updated rule book now requires Hong Kong-based investors to pass a knowledge test and meet a net worth requirement less than the initial 8 million HKD threshold.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&ldquo;As the crypto ecosystem evolves step-by-step to the point where we&rsquo;re comfortable, then we&rsquo;re happy to open up more access to the wider investing public,&rdquo; Leung told Bloomberg in the interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SFC Officials Push to Make Hong Kong a Crypto Hub<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Officials are also exploring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/avalanche-foundations-new-initiative-means-to-spend-50m-to-inspire-tokenization-on-its-network\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tokenization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which is a segment that has long been touted as a potential key use case for distributed ledger technology. Leung stated that she expects to see experimentation with &ldquo;different levels of tokenization&rdquo; initially, Bloomberg reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hong Kong is among a number of jurisdictions trying to develop digital-asset hubs as the cryptocurrency space gradually recovers from the $1.5 trillion market crash that it experienced last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other jurisdictions looking to compete include Singapore, Dubai and the EU. 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