The new regime, set to begin on August 1, aims to enhance liquidity, tighten spreads and accelerate institutional adoption across Asia’s digital asset markets.
A trio of landmark US digital asset bills and a push to let pensions invest in alternatives signal mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies, with significant implications for both governance and future portfolio construction.
With hedge funds, family offices and sovereign wealth funds in Asia leading the charge, institutional capital is flowing into tokenised money markets, DeFi channels and real-world assets.
A growing wave of institutional capital across Asia—spanning family offices, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds—is reshaping digital asset markets.
Hong Kong has joined a handful of jurisdictions around the world to offer spot virtual assets ETFs. Will it attract demand from institutional investors, especially family offices?
Perceptions of a post-Binance cleanup, expectations of crypto ETF approvals, Bitcoin ‘halving’ and the potential of asset class infrastructure demand increased interest among institutional investors.
Much has been made of the potential for asset tokenisation, yet some institutions and family offices believe a persistent reliance on current financial infrastructure is holding it back.
Hong Kong needs to attract and nurture professionals with expertise in ESG investing, Web 3.0, and relevant niche technologies, to counter the brain drain and establish itself as a family office hub, family offices said.
Speculative fever in the crypto space has cooled but not disappeared as wealthy families seek value in more ‘grown-up’ uses of digital asset technology. Part two of a two-part report.
The busts rocking the digital asset industry have given family offices more, not less, impetus to enter the space. This is part one of a two-part report.