Hong Kong needs to speed up approval of spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds after US launch, industry insiders say
Eleven spot bitcoin ETFs – including BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, among others – began trading on Thursday, following the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s landmark approval that is expected to help bring the cryptocurrency industry closer to the more regulated world of traditional finance. Blackrock representatives ring