Hedge Funds

Inflation

The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones’ Complete Case for Bitcoin

The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era.

People  ·  11 May 2020
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Markets Are Growing Up. Bitcoin Mining Is, Too

There is a notable shift in the style and profile of bitcoin miners, towards more sophisticated structures and financial engineering.

Markets  ·  11 May 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Dominance Is Making Investors Rich, Thanks to Crypto Hedge Funds

Crypto hedge funds saw their assets under management double to $2 billion in 2019, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Markets  ·  11 May 2020
Bitcoin

Hedge Fund Pioneer Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Monetary Inflation

Paul Tudor Jones II, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, is ready to bet on bitcoin’s price as an inflation hedge.

Markets  ·  7 May 2020
Renaissance Technologies

‘Long Bitcoin’ It Ain’t: Crypto Traders Make Sense of Renaissance Filing

How might Renaissance approach bitcoin as an underlying asset, given the hedge fund’s reputation for using mind-bending math to find profits?

Business  ·  21 April 2020
Polychain Capital

Investors in Polychain Capital’s Crypto Hedge Fund Saw 1,332% Gains – If They Stomached the Dips

An investor document obtained by CoinDesk charts the dramatic ups and downs of the first four years of Polychain Capital’s cryptocurrency hedge fund.

Business  ·  30 March 2020
News

Crypto Funds Are Outperforming – You Shouldn’t Be Surprised

Josh Gnaizda of Crypto Fund Research looks into possible reasons behind the relative performance of crypto funds vs bitcoin since Q1 2017.

Markets  ·  24 August 2019
News

US Firm Launches Hedge Fund With Holdings in Coinbase, Bakkt

The NYCQ Fund is a tokenized venture fund with holdings in Coinbase, Bakkt, Nomics, and Tagomi.

Markets  ·  29 July 2019
News

Crypto Hedge Funds’ Average AUM Grew Three Times in Q1

The average assets under management (AUM) of global cryptocurrency hedge funds increased three-fold in the first quarter of 2019, new research from PwC and Elwood indicates.

Markets  ·  14 May 2019
Investments

Emberfund Turns Your Phone Into a Crypto Hedge Fund

Emberfund is a new mobile app that lets anyone buy into an index of cryptocurrencies that automatically balances itself over time.

Business  ·  14 May 2019
Tokens

Numerai to Cut Token Supply by 10 Million to Become ‘Decentralized as F*ck’

Numerai, a next-gen hedge fund, plans to decentralize its platform by destroying the keys to the smart contract controlling its token supply.

Markets  ·  4 December 2018
Investment

Northern Trust Is Helping Hedge Funds Invest in Cryptocurrencies

U.S.-based custody bank Northern Trust is helping traditional "mainstream" hedge funds expand into cryptocurrencies, says Forbes.

Business  ·  1 August 2018
Investments

Hedge Fund Billionaire Steven Cohen Is Getting into Crypto

Billionaire Steven Cohen, once dubbed the "Hedge Fund King," has reportedly invested in a crypto hedge fund.

Business  ·  13 July 2018
Banking

Bank of America Is Closing My Three-Year-Old’s Account Over Crypto

My daughter is 3 years old. Bank of America is closing her account because of her “risk profile” and a highly indirect “connection” to cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  28 April 2018
Investments

Report: 9 Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Have Closed in 2018

Bloomberg reported Monday that nine cryptocurrency hedge funds have shut down in the first quarter of 2018.

Markets  ·  3 April 2018