How Crypto Investments Became Mainstream

Fergus Hodgson, November 9, 2020

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Once dismissed as fringe, highly speculative investments, cryptocurrencies are now being embraced by some of the world’s top financial firms.

Daniele Bianchi, a professor of finance and a hedge-fund consultant, has found in his research that cryptocurrencies provide a clear opportunity for diversification. He explains that market sentiment and past performance, rather than macroeconomic events such as interest rates and inflation, are driving crypto assets.

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Recommended Links

• Visit Daniele’s website and connect with him on Twitter.
• Read his paper, “Cryptocurrencies as an Asset Class? An Empirical Assessment.”
• “On the Performance of Cryptocurrency Funds,” SSRN.
• Check out the Crypto Research Report.
• “Fidelity Launches Inaugural Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Investors,” Bloomberg News.
• “As Many as 36 Percent of Large Investors Own Crypto Assets,” Business Insider.

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Fergus Hodgson is Gold Newsletter’s roving editor. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.