🏦 Standard Chartered Hong Kong to Debut Crypto ETF Trading as $SOL ETF Hits the Market😍😍
Hong Kong's arm of Standard Chartered is set to launch a digital asset trading service next month, right on cue with the region listing its first Solana ETF.
The virtual asset ETF trading service from Standard Chartered Hong Kong will launch on its platform this November, a huge move in the bank's digital finance strategy. It was announced by the bank's Head of Wealth Solutions, Ho Man-chun, who revealed that the new offering comes as increasing client demand is drawn to exposure in digital assets.
This move follows the results of the “Hong Kong High-End Customer Digital Assets Study 2025”, conducted under the HKMA’s ‘Digital Hong Kong Dollar+’ campaign, which found that 75% of high-net-worth clients are interested in digital assets and nearly 80% intend to invest in them within the coming year.
Willina Mak, Head of Digital Banking, Customer and Data at the firm, added that more than 70% of respondents are highly optimistic about digital assets issued by local note-issuing banks.
The survey, which included over 500 clients with at least HK$1 million in liquid assets, also revealed that wealthier clients are increasingly confident in diversifying through digital assets. More than 30% of clients already hold crypto, with many taking a cautious approach by allocating 20% or less of their portfolios to the asset class.