Hong Kong’s Shaky Crypto ETF Debuts Dent Global Hub Aspirations

  • The two-week old Bitcoin and Ether funds suffered outflows
  • They are meant to help catalyze a center for digital assets
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The first Hong Kong exchange-traded funds investing directly in crypto have so far failed to spark the kind of excitement that greeted rival US products, a blow for the city’s push to foster a preeminent digital-asset hub.

Total assets at the batch of six Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have dropped about $25 million from the $293 million amassed when they debuted two weeks ago, reflecting in part investor outflows, data compiled by Bloomberg show.