Crypto as a Driving Force in Hedge Fund Growth

The FX market has been unpredictable for quite some time, but now it seems that hedge funds with a quantitative concentration—those known for making lightning-speed trades on grand scales—are looking at crypto for their next big investment move. Crypto’s value differs significantly across markets yielding a plethora of opportunities for hedge fund managers with strong …

Hedge Funds are Broke Records in Q1 2021

This roller coaster seems to be heading in only one direction, and that is up. Hedge Fund Research reported in April that global hedge fund assets rose to a record high of $3.8 trillion in March 2021. Investors showed their confidence in hedge funds by adding about $201 billion to that pool of money during …

First Compliant Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Opens in Asia

The Circle Fund, with teams of investors in Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York, is the first Asian cryptocurrency hedge fund to be compliant with global regulations. The company behind the fund is made up of people with over five years of experience in the primary and secondary blockchain industry markets. The investors involved in …

Number of Crypto Hedge Funds Growing Faster than Expected

A survey conducted by Crypto Fund Research revealed that cryptocurrency investment funds grew at a better than expected rate during 2018, hinting that the greater investment community is beginning to give legitimacy to the digital currency as an investment vehicle. The study showed that there were 466 cryptocurrency investment funds in the US, the majority …

Crypto Currencies Are Hot Now

Hedge funds can’t get into the cryptocurrency investor space fast enough, it seems. There are now at least 800 digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, which are not centralized, but rather rely on what is known as distributed ledger technology. These various currencies, when combined, have a marketcap of about $166 billion, and are attracting investors …

Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Growing Exponentially

According to a tweet by economist Tuur Demeester, “Hedge funds with crypto exposure exploding.” The article Demeester refers to says that there are more than 70 funds with such bets now coming up in the hedge fund pipeline. The article also has a statement by Arthur Bell manager Corey McLaughlin: “I’ve been in the hedge …