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Crypto Futures ETFs Raise More Than $73 Million Ahead of Hong Kong Launch

Hong Kong’s first crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have attracted over $73 million ahead of their debut on the region’s stock exchange. The launch of the two ETFs tracking cryptocurrency futures listed in the United States comes despite the industry’s current troubles.

(By Lubomir Tassev)

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