Asia Morning Briefing: SEC's In-Kind BTC, ETH ETF Redemption Shift Happened Years Ago in Hong Kong

2025-07-30 02:14:59

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Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas. On Wednesday in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that investors are now allowed to do in-kind redemptions for bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The decision lets institutional traders crea...

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