Search Results of cryptocurrency

Hong Kong’s Ether spot ETFs approved to support staking

Staking activities using two funds will be made available on April 25 and May 15, respectively.

April 22, 2025

Australia to develop digital asset framework, highlighting de-banking challenges

The new regulation is targeting digital asset and payment service providers in both cryptocurrencies and stablecoins; draft legislation is expected by the end of 2025.

April 01, 2025

Hong Kong's SFC approves first retail tokenised MMF

The fund will also be the first retail tokenised fund across Asia Pacific.

February 17, 2025

Analysis: How DeepSeek’s AI model is driving investors into an uncomfortable reality

The release of a competitive low cost large language models not only shifts the AI narrative away from expensive hardware, but also prompts debate about a potential inflection point for fund managers, with some models potentially not surviving.

February 04, 2025

Trump begins with flurry of executive orders and threat of tariffs

The new US president issues orders for the US to leave the World Health Organisation and Paris climate agreement, with digital app TikTok emerging as one potential leverage point between the US and China over tariffs.

January 21, 2025

Analysis: What a crypto friendly White House means for Asia’s digital assets

Even as the market cap for digital currencies rises, experts say regulators in Asia will prioritise a prudent oversight path rather than follow Washington in lockstep; HK and Singapore's rivalry is set to continue.

January 21, 2025

Convergence between traditional finance and crypto native players ramps up

DLT’s potential to drive transaction efficiency is more widely acknowledged, while some crypto native players are looking to tap into traditional financial products; however, Apac’s regulatory framework is fragmented.

January 21, 2025

Ogier signs partner Dennis Li to its investment funds practice in Hong Kong

Li's practice at the international law firm will focus on fund formation and digital assets, across hedge funds, private equity, real estate and cryptocurrency.

October 29, 2024

Analysis: Cryptocurrencies struggle amid volatility, as gold proves safe bet, again

Digital assets and physical gold share both have an absence of dividend payments and the concept of finite supply. However, volatility casts one as a safe-haven play, while the other is branded as a risk-on asset, at least for now.

September 24, 2024

Putting index strategies at the heart of asset allocation

An exclusive briefing hosted by FinanceAsia and FTSE Russell in Singapore explored how index solutions can be powerful tools for investors seeking risk-adjusted returns amidst dynamic and unpredictable markets. Hear from FTSE Russell and other industry experts as they look at global opportunities across Asean, the Middle East, the US, as well as alternatives such as digital assets via index-linked products, and how they fit in a global portfolio.

FTSE Russell, an LSEG business