Thailand's rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand take effect Friday, letting retail investors buy locally listed crypto ETFs, while overseas crypto ETF purchases through domestic brokers are limited to institutional and ultra-high-net-worth investors. CoinShares head of research James Butterfill expects modest initial inflows, with tens of millions of US dollars across the first products rather than billions. He noted that existing options, such as foreign Bitcoin funds and direct crypto trading, may reduce demand, and pointed to Hong Kong, which holds just 0.42% of global crypto ETP assets despite being a financial hub. Butterfill named MFC Asset Management and ONE Asset Management as issuers worth watching, but neither has confirmed launch plans or timing, and neither had responded to Cointelegraph by publication.
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