The latest crypto bull market will be different from the last, as institutions and family offices opt for a fund of funds approach, market participants say.
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Some asset owners remain cautious about Bitcoin spot ETFs, with uncertainties and mismatches still too significant to overlook, despite their appeal for an increasing number of family offices.
Hong Kong has joined a handful of jurisdictions around the world to offer spot virtual assets ETFs. Will it attract demand from institutional investors, especially family offices?
Bitcoin ETFs could be the key to unlocking new growth potential for the traditional portfolios of pension funds.
For family offices and other asset owners, regulatory clarity is a major tailwind to consider diversifying into virtual assets. Hong Kong's new crypto trading rules could potentially bring back talent and money after the exodus.
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are still reeling from their losses in fraudulently managed crypto exchanges and have sworn off the sector. Some experts believe the funds simply bet on the 'wrong horses.'
Though family offices in the region share a common interest in private assets going into 2023, different generations view digital assets very differently.
Family office investors in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore are wading deeper into digital assets, but Australian pension funds remain focused on blockchain tech more broadly.
In partnership with State Street Corporation
This summer’s extreme market volatility created what’s being called a ‘cryptowinter’ for digital assets. Yet while the difficult conditions tested investors’ nerves, they are far from putting allocations on ice. State Street’s third Digital Digest explores the ongoing appeal of cryptocurrencies.
Institutional interest in cryptocurrency is undeniable, but myths around digital assets not being ESG friendly and its utility for money laundering continue to be blown out of proportion.
Managing director Ravi Menon also reiterated its stance on cryptocurrencies’ speculative nature and their risks to retail investors.
Asset owners, private and retail investors are still reeling from the volatile domino effects of the deeply interconnected crypto industry which saw $1.3 trillion of its total market cap wiped out this year.
