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Duncan Moir, 21Shares

Crypto is about to reach its institutional tipping point

Investors’ views about crypto are changing – and fast. Pension funds are buying into Bitcoin through exchange-traded products. As are charities and endowments. Investment bank bosses who once poured scorn on digital assets are quietly changing their position.

Bitwise lists four bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs in London

Bitwise has listed four of its Germany-issued crypto ETPs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), writing that this expands access to its institutional-grade product suite for Bitcoin and Ethereum investors, and widens its footprint across European markets.

Thomas Felber, Tradu

Breaking the mould: Why pension funds are increasingly engaging with cryptocurrencies

Although large institutional asset managers tend to shun digital assets, pension funds have recently challenged the status quo by branching into cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. In this article, Thomas Felber, Crypto Product Director at Jefferies-owned trading platform, Tradu, discusses why pension fund allocations into digital assets are increasing and what this means for the broader world of traditional finance.

Bloomberg launches analytics offering for investors in crypto

Bloomberg has announced the launch of its new Digital Asset Exposure Analytics, designed to provide transparency into the direct and indirect exposure of a broad range of assets including spot currencies, futures, options, and equity tickers for companies with crypto activities, as well as funds holding these assets.

Cryptocurrencies are here to stay: WisdomTree

Dovile Silenskyte, Director, Digital Assets Research, WisdomTree, writes that as of late November 2024, the total market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies reached an impressive USD3.4 trillion, placing it among the largest asset classes globally.

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