Hong Kong set to approve its first spot bitcoin ETFs in April, sources say

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Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could be launched in Hong Kong this month with the first approvals likely to be announced next week, two people familiar with the matter said. That timeline would make Hong Kong Asia's first city to offer the popular ETFs and is much faster than industry expectations of launches sometime this year. Having lost much of its shine as a global financial hub due to restrictions during the pandemic, China's faltering economy and Sino-U.S. tensions, Hong Kong authorities have been keen to do what they can to improve the city's attractiveness for financial trading.

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