Odaily News According to the official announcement, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that it will launch the HKEX Virtual Asset Index Series on November 15, 2024, to provide a reliable benchmark price for the rapidly emerging asset class of virtual assets and support Hong Kongs development into Asias leading digital asset center. The index series will provide a transparent and reliable benchmark for the pricing of Bitcoin and Ethereum in the Asian time zone, and is committed to providing a unified reference price for virtual assets to resolve the price differences between global exchanges for such assets.