Hong Kong’s three crypto futures exchange-traded funds hit new price highs as bitcoin climbed above $52,000 on Thursday.

The CSOP Bitcoin Futures ETF — the first bitcoin futures ETF in Hong Kong — closed up 3.56% on Thursday at HK$20.92 ($2.67), marking an all-time high since its launch in December 2022. The Samsung Bitcoin Futures Active ETF rose by 3.67% to HK$20.32 at the close on Thursday, and the CSOP Ether Futures ETF closed up 4.56% at HK$15.81, both hitting all-time highs. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng index ended 0.41% higher.

The ETF movements came as the price of bitcoin rose to around $52,800 on Thursday, according to The Block Price Page. Bitcoin was trading at around $52,100 at 2:15 p.m. Hong Kong time on Friday.

Meanwhile, some blockchain- and crypto-related …