Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin ETF Success Rests On Asian Crypto Users
Highlights
- Willy Woo says large pool of Asian investors would make HK Bitcoin ETFs a success.
- Hong Kong to see competition from other jurisdictions like Japan and South Korea.
- Analysts predict inflows as low as $1 billion in HK's spot Bitcoin ETFs.
The much-awaited spot Bitcoin ETFs will now come to the Hong Kong market tomorrow, April 30, as per the scheduled launch. China’s leading asset managers, HashKey Capital and Bosera, are on the brink of launching Hong Kong spot ETFs and are currently making final preparations. However, one major question in everyone’s mind is whether the Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs would be able to replicate the success seen in the US.
Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF Launch
In an update from Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo, anticipation surrounds the imminent launch of the Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF set for tomorrow. Drawing attention to the significant market landscape in Asia, Woo highlights a notable trend: the user count in Asia surpasses that of both the US and European markets combined. This revelation underscores the substantial influence of Asian investors in the cryptocurrency sphere, suggesting a robust market presence despite their smaller physical stature.
BREAKING: HK #Bitcoin ETF launches tomorrow.
And here's a little secret from this part of the world…
The Asian market in user count is BIGGER than the US and European markets combined.
(2022 Huobi report) pic.twitter.com/wwH3WAnDty
— Willy Woo (@woonomic) April 29, 2024
The Asian crypto community is one of the most active crypto communities in the world. However, one major bottleneck to the Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs would be that the Chinese money won’t be able to enter amid the strict ban on digital assets in mainland China. This would keep away a lot of wealthy Chinese investors from seeking exposure to the asset class.
However, market analysts have been predicting $25 billion in inflows for HK’s spot Bitcoin ETFs. But Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas stated that this figure looks largely overstated and reduced the expectations to $1 billion.
Balchunas maintains that the $1 billion estimate for the Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs remains robust. Furthermore, he emphasized that achieving this adjusted target swiftly largely depends on enhancements in infrastructure.
Hong Kong Faces Competition In Asia
Along with Hong Kong, other big Asian markets like South Korea and Japan are also mulling their own spot Bitcoin ETFs. Thus, despite the Asian crypto market having a large number of players, funds from these regions are unlikely to flow into Hong Kong.
Thus, amid competition from local players, and restrictions on Chinese investments, it would be interesting to see how much inflows can HK’s Bitcoin ETFs attract in the initial days. Other jurisdictions like Australia are also coming with a similar product launch by the year’s end.
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