Crypto
Hong Kong’s shaky crypto ETF debuts dent global hub aspirations
THE first Hong Kong exchange-traded funds (ETFs) investing directly in crypto have so far failed to spark the kind of excitement that greeted rival US products, a blow for...
Coinbase targets crypto demand in US$600 billion Australian pension sector
COINBASE Global, the largest US crypto exchange, is zeroing in on potential demand in Australia’s growing self-managed pensions sector.The exchange is developing a service that targets the segment, Asia-Pacific...
Robinhood Crypto gets Wells notice from US SEC
RETAIL trading platform Robinhood Markets said on Monday (May 6) it received an enforcement action notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 4 over crypto...
Asia’s retail investors hunt for fabled crypto riches
EVEN after a recent pullback, cryptocurrencies are some of the best-performing assets this year – and demand from Asia-Pacific retail investors has been a major engine of the rally.There’s...
Crypto firm sues SEC to fend off oversight of Ethereum
CRYPTO software firm Consensys sued the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an effort to fend off regulation of the Ethereum blockchain and push back against what it...
Hong Kong spot crypto ETFs to start trading next week
HONG Kong-listed spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange traded funds aim to start trading on Apr 30, three asset managers that provide the products said on Wednesday (Apr 24).
The financial...
Hong Kong crypto ETF launches will test ambition to be digital-asset hub
HONG Kong is set to follow in the footsteps of the US by listing a batch of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), providing a window on whether the city is...