● The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission officially approved the first batch of 6 virtual asset spot ETFs, which are expected to be listed at the end of April 2024

According to PANews, the first six virtual asset spot ETFs issued by Bosera International, China Asset Management (Hong Kong) and Harvest Global have been officially approved by the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission, with the goal of listing on April 30, 2024. However, it should be pointed out that mainland Chinese investors are currently not allowed to participate in buying and selling.

● Morgan Stanley plans to promote Bitcoin ETF to clients through its 15,000 brokers

According to BlockBeats, on April 25, AdvisorHub reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Morgan Stanley plans to recommend Bitcoin ETFs to clients through its 15,000 brokers. Since it was approved by regulators in January, Morgan Stanley has offered Bitcoin ETFs, but only offered them, not actively promoted them, and clients still have to consult their advisors about investment matters. However, this situation may be about to change, and people familiar with the matter said, "Morgan Stanley may make every client aware of the Bitcoin ETF in a controlled manner."

● BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF has accounted for 24% of its total global ETF inflows

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said that the inflows into BlackRock's spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT have accounted for 24% of the company's total global ETF flows.

● EU anti-money laundering bill passes final vote

According to Golden Finance, the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to pass a series of laws, some of which are aimed at enhancing "due diligence measures and checks on customer identities", including so-called crypto asset managers. They must also report suspicious activities to the authorities. The new law will affect crypto asset service providers (CASPs), such as centralized crypto exchanges, as well as a variety of other institutions including gambling services.

Patrick Hansen, Circle’s EU strategy and policy director, said in a post on X that the vote was expected and that the bill would be formally adopted by the EU Council and would come into effect in three years.

● South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority has granted cryptocurrency licenses to 75 institutions

According to Foresight News, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa has granted cryptocurrency licenses to 75 institutions. The FSCA reminds the public that its licensing powers are limited to the authorization and supervision of Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs). The scope of services of CASPs is limited to the provision of financial services related to crypto assets as defined in the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act.

● Binance has deposited over 18.03 million BNB and 3.1 billion FDUSD in this period of new coin mining

According to Binance data, the 53rd Binance new coin mining project Renzo (REZ) has deposited more than 18.03 million BNB and more than 3.1 billion FDUSD.

According to previous news, Binance will launch Renzo (REZ) at 20:00 on April 30 (Eastern Time 8), and open REZ/BTC, REZ/USDT, REZ/BNB, REZ/FDUSD and REZ/TRY trading markets, and the seed tag trading rules will apply.

● BNB Chain completed the 27th BNB destruction, destroying a total of approximately $1.17 billion worth of BNB

According to the BNB Chain announcement, the BNB Foundation announced that BNB Chain has completed the 27th BNB destruction, destroying a total of 1,944,452.51 BNBs, worth approximately US$1.17 billion.