Hong Kong’s $4B Family VMS Group Expands Into Crypto Investments: Details
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VMS Group, the powerhouse managing about $4 billion for Hong Kong’s elite families, is diving into digital assets, according to a Bloomberg report.
The firm is expected to commit up to $10 million to Re7 Capital’s market-neutral crypto hedge strategy, which allows it to gain crypto exposure without direct token ownership.
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Why Is VMS Group Shifting Toward Crypto Investments?
After two decades focused on private-equity deals in real estate, pharmaceuticals, and technology, VMS is pivoting to more agile investments.
“We saw clearer regulatory backing and institutional buy-in,” says Managing Partner Elton Cheung.
By tapping a hedge fund model instead of buying Bitcoin or Ethereum outright, VMS balances growth ambition with its risk-management mandate.
Re7 Capital, founded in London in 2021, specializes in decentralized-finance yield strategies. It earns returns by providing liquidity on DEXs and lending stablecoins, then hedges its positions to mitigate volatility.
This operating strategy aligns with VMS’s conservative asset allocation approach and reputation-sensitive clientele.
VMS hired Zhi Li in London to lead research on blockchain payments and infrastructure to broaden its digital asset footprint.
The team is already evaluating crypto-powered transactions at one of its Vietnam real-estate developments. “Younger family members want regulated, yield-driven crypto plays,” Li notes.
Hong Kong’s financial authorities are accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrencies.
In early June, professional investors gained access to crypto-derivatives trading, and the Legislative Council approved fiat-backed stablecoin issuance by year’s end.
This clearer legal framework spurs family offices like VMS to deploy structured crypto strategies rather than speculative bets.
VMS’s move underscores a wider trend among traditional investors: leveraging hedged, yield-oriented crypto products to capture digital asset upside while managing downside risk.
As legacy capital continues to adopt modern finance, VMS Group’s calculated crypto debut sets a new benchmark for institutional digital asset adoption.
Can Japan Maintain Its Powerhouse Status in Asia—Even in Crypto?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) claims the top spot as the world’s most crypto-focused nation (98.4), trailed by Singapore (97.5) and the United States (85.4), and Japan is already charging to overtake them.
In early June, reports broke that Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority has propelled its e-HKD pilot into Phase Two, using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol to choreograph cross-border settlements between an Australian stablecoin and the city’s CBDC on both EVM and Solana testnets.
Meanwhile, Ant International, Jack Ma’s fintech firm, plans to secure fiat-backed stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore in August 2025.
With over $1 trillion in annual transactions, it’s poised to harness stablecoins for rapid cross-border payments and treasury efficiency.
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Nevertheless, Tokyo’s Metaplanet is the corporate organization staging the boldest Bitcoin play in Asia.
The company recently issued 555 million moving-strike warrants, the largest equity raise for Bitcoin exposure in Japan, to bankroll a debt-and-warrant-funded accumulation.
Metaplanet now aims for 100,000 BTC by December 2026.
