HashKey Group and Bosera Asset Management have confirmed they will launch the world’s first tokenised money market ETFs in April, marking a pivotal step in the fusion of traditional finance with blockchain. The move is part of Hong Kong’s broader push to build a regulated digital asset ecosystem and advance tokenisation of real-world assets. The Bosera HKD Money Market ETF and Bosera USD Money Market ETF will be introduced via the HashKey Chain, with approval from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Bosera ETFs get SFC approval for April launch The new tokenised ETFs—Bosera HKD and Bosera USD Money Market ETFs—have been greenlit by the SFC and are scheduled for official launch in April 2025. The two funds have been developed under the framework of Project Ensemble Sandbox, a regulatory initiative by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the SFC to explore asset tokenisation. These are low-risk, high-liquidity ETFs that traditionally hold short-term government securities or equivalent low-risk debt instruments. Through blockchain, investors will now be able to access the same assets in a tokenised form, enhancing traceability, transparency, and transaction speed. Bosera’s money market ETFs are being deployed on HashKey Chain, the proprietary infrastructure supporting HashKey Group’s broader Web3 expansion. Custodial responsibilities are managed by CMB Wing Lung (Trustee) Limited and BOCI-Prudential Trustee Limited. Backed by HashKey Chain and licensed platforms The tokenised ETFs will be distributed through HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong’s largest SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform. The structure includes full support for asset custody, management, and settlement through the blockchain-based HashKey Chain, which has been designed to meet institutional-grade compliance and security requirements. HashKey is also offering a custody feature known as the Earn Channel, aimed at providing clients with an additional layer of asset security. This platform allows regulated interaction with tokenised financial products, bridging the gap between virtual asset investors and traditional financial products like money market funds. By leveraging distributed ledger technology, the new products give investors direct access to high-quality assets without the operational friction often associated with conventional fund structures. Designed to stabilise digital asset yields The Bosera ETFs are positioned as cash management tools tailored for the digital asset space. As money market instruments with relatively stable yields, these tokenised products are expected to act as “yield stabilisers” in volatile markets, particularly for decentralised finance (DeFi) users and virtual asset holders. This is a strategic effort to introduce blockchain-native financial tools that replicate the stability of traditional finance while offering the programmable features and global access of Web3 infrastructure. The initiative represents one of the first attempts to integrate a conventional fixed-income product within a blockchain-native environment on a public-permissioned chain. The post Hong Kong’s first tokenised money market ETFs set to go live in April appeared first on Invezz
