Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Q2 Report: Licensed Virtual Asset Platforms Increase to 11, Market Value of First Batch of Virtual Asset Spot ETFs Increases by 73%

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released its Quarterly Report for April-June 2025, revealing that as of the end of July, the number of SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platforms had increased to 11, while the number of licensed corporations permitted to provide virtual asset trading services stood at 57. As of the end of June, the market capitalization and average daily trading volume of the first six SFC-approved virtual asset spot ETFs in Asia had increased by 73% and 13%, respectively, since their listing. The total number of SFC-approved virtual asset spot ETFs has now reached nine.