{"id":504683,"date":"2024-04-11T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=504683"},"modified":"2024-04-11T10:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:46:51","slug":"chinas-harvest-may-be-first-fund-manager-to-launch-a-spot-bitcoin-etf-in-hong-kong-later-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/chinas-harvest-may-be-first-fund-manager-to-launch-a-spot-bitcoin-etf-in-hong-kong-later-this-month","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s Harvest May Be First Fund Manager To Launch A Spot Bitcoin ETF In Hong Kong Later This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China&rsquo;s Harvest Fund Management Co.&rsquo;s international arm may gain approval later this month to launch a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/hong-kong-firm-seeks-to-launch-spot-bitcoin-etf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spot Bitcoin ETF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (exchange-traded fund) in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&rsquo;s according to a Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-04-10\/china-s-harvest-may-get-hong-kong-approval-for-spot-bitcoin-etf-in-april\">report<\/a> that cited p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eople familiar with the matter, after Reuters <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/hong-kong-set-approve-its-first-spot-bitcoin-etfs-april-sources-say-2024-04-10\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;earlier that the first approvals are likely to be announced in the next week.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.millionero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/millionero_bitcoin_etf_volumes.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin ETF volumes stay high, powering BTC's recovery - Millionero Magazine | Crypto News | Futures\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asset Managers Allowed To Manage Virtual Asset Portfolios<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city&rsquo;s Securities &amp; Futures Commission (SFC) gave Harvest the go-ahead on Apr. 9 to provide virtual-asset related fund management services, Bloomberg said. With this approval, the company is allowed to manage portfolios that invest over 10% in digital assets.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China Asset Management also received such approval on the same day, according to the SFC&rsquo;s website. Both of these firms&rsquo; parent companies are among the biggest fund managers in China, and each manage more than 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hong Kong set to approve its first spot bitcoin ETFs in April, sources say <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F0plGybijY\">https:\/\/t.co\/F0plGybijY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZnm0UWXH1\">pic.twitter.com\/sZnm0UWXH1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1777982424976175581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The push for ETF approvals is part of an effort to bolster <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/ordinals-asia-a-mega-bitcoin-ordinals-event-sets-to-happen-next-month-in-hong-kong\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Kong&rsquo;s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> status as a global financial hub, after it lost some of its shine following China&rsquo;s swingeing crackdown on dissent in the territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The significance of Hong Kong ETFs is far-reaching as it could bring in fresh global investment as well as pushing crypto adoption to a new height,&rdquo; Adrian Wang, CEO of Hong Kong crypto wealth manager Metalpha, told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least four mainland Chinese and Hong Kong asset managers have filed applications to launch spot Bitcoin ETFs, two sources familiar with the process told Bloomberg.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Kong Presses Forward With Bitcoin ETF Approvals While China Ban Still Stands<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryptocurrency trading has been banned in mainland China, but offshore Chinese financial institutions have been making strides to participate in Hong Kong&rsquo;s growing crypto asset industry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, Hong Kong approved its first ETFs for crypto futures. Since then, the CSOP Bitcoin Futures ETF, which is the biggest, has experienced 7x growth in its assets under management.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related Articles:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/best-penny-crypto-investments-top-picks-explosive-growth-calsona-j8nhe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Penny Crypto Investments: Top Picks for Explosive Growth in 2024!&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/arthur-hayes-says-crypto-assets-face-a-raging-firesale-around-the-bitcoin-halving-as-fed-uses-bag-of-tricks-to-bail-out-banks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthur Hayes Says Crypto Assets Face A &ldquo;Raging Firesale&rdquo; Around The Bitcoin Halving As Fed Uses &ldquo;Bag of Tricks&rdquo; To Bail Out Banks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-price-prediction-for-today-april-10-btc-technical-analysis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin Price Prediction for Today, April 10 &ndash; 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