- Hargreaves Lansdown has begun offering crypto ETNs nearly a year after a UK ban on the products was lifted, widening retail access to Bitcoin-linked investments.
- Hong Kong is building a regulated digital-asset market spanning licensed trading platforms, spot Bitcoin and ether ETFs, stablecoin initiatives, institutional custody and real-world asset tokenisation.
- Forthright Securities has upgraded its licences to offer virtual-asset services alongside traditional equities and futures, illustrating how regulated financial institutions are integrating digital assets into existing platforms.
- Yahoo Finance separately highlighted a UK resident who recovered access to Bitcoin lost in a 2014 exchange collapse and is now worth $4.47 million, underscoring the asset's long-term wealth-creation potential but offering limited fresh market information.
Sources
- Hargreaves Lansdown offers crypto ETNs nearly a year after ban was liftedFinancial Times
- Hong Kong's Digital Asset Moment: Forthright Securities on What Bitcoin Asia Signals for Licensed FinanceSouth China Morning Post
- He Lost His Bitcoin in a 2014 Exchange Collapse — 12 Years Later, He's Worth $4.47 MillionYahoo Finance