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Regulated Bitcoin ETPs Skyrocket, Coinshares Cites ‘Unprecedented Interest from Institutional Investors’
6.1.2021
The Sweden-based XBT provider Coinshares saw roughly $202 million in XBT certificates swap hands on the market’s first day of trading in 2021. Meanwhile, on the same day, the bitcoin exchange-traded product BTCE saw $100 million in trade volume. Coinshares Group is a European firm dedicated...
WEF’s crypto council explores utility beyond ‘price speculation’ in inaugural review
17.12.2020
The working group sends a strong signal that cryptocurrencies are becoming a permanent fixture in the global financial system
CoinShares and BNC support new high-performance DeFi derivatives exchange
15.12.2020
The exchange is hosted on a layer two platform and uses Dai for margin
Crypto funds see near-record inflows as capital floods out of gold
9.12.2020
Crypto funds have posted near-record inflows during recent weeks as the gold investment products shed liquidity
‘You might get fired if you don’t own Bitcoin’: CoinShares on CNBC
3.12.2020
There could now be a career-risk for a portfolio manager to not have Bitcoin in their portfolio — the CoinShares chairman talks Bitcoin sentiment on CNBC
PayPal might issue its own cryptocurrency soon, says CoinShares exec
22.10.2020
The CSO of CoinShares thinks that a payments-focused PayPal token could be forthcoming
$10 Billion in BTC Reserves: Companies With Bitcoin Treasuries Command Close to 4% of the Supply
21.10.2020
The web portal bitcointreasuries.org now shows close to two dozen firms with a large number of bitcoin reserves. Currently, the aggregate total bitcoin held in reserves by the 23 companies listed is roughly 785,999 BTC worth well over $10 billion dollars. This past August the billion-dollar firm...
‘Steady Increase’ in Bitcoin Investment Coming, Not a ‘Flurry’ - CoinShares
20.10.2020
A year and half and a leap of faith will be required to finally shunt institutional investors into the bitcoin (BTC) market, claims an executive at digital asset management firm CoinShares – adding that “a steady increase building in speed up to a point” over the next 18 months was more likely than...
Bitcoin price holds strong amid negative news blitz, says CoinShares report
19.10.2020
There was a time when Bitcoin seemed to be directly influenced by the daily news cycle
Here Are the Top Public Companies That Have Adopted Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
11.10.2020
When Microstrategy Inc. bought $425 million bitcoin in the last two months, the decision became an important stamp of institutional approval of the top crypto’s credentials as a mature, safe-haven asset. The American technology firm had just made bitcoin its primary reserve asset to hedge...
97% of People Consulted by UK Financial Regulator Opposed Crypto Derivatives Ban
8.10.2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto derivatives sales to retail investors has set tongues wagging. It is no mystery. After a consultation process that closed Oct. 3, 2019, with 97% of participants opposed to the prohibition, the U.K. financial regulator still proceeded to issue...
UK Bans Sale of Crypto Derivatives to Retail Investors, Says Move to Save $69 Million in Losses
7.10.2020
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives products to retail investors in a move that it says will save the targeted customers £53 million ($68.9 million) in losses each year. The ban comes into effect on January 6, 2021. In...
UK FCA derivatives ban signals disapproval of crypto as a whole, CoinShares exec says
6.10.2020
The FCA covered everything it could with the ban, CoinShares' Townsend Lansing says
CoinShares Adds On-Demand Audit Reports for Its Exchange-Traded Products
1.9.2020
CoinShares announced Tuesday investors will be able to access audit reports, generated every 30 minutes, for the ETPs offered by its subsidiary XBT Provider
CoinShares opens up its $1B crypto coffers to public audit
1.9.2020
Ever wondered what $1 billion worth of crypto looked like?
As Gold Prices Soar, Two Gold-Backed Tokens See Increased Demand Fetching Premiums
28.8.2020
The last few months have bolstered the price of the precious metal gold as governments worldwide have created tremendous amounts of debt and inflation. For instance, the value of gold per ounce jumped over $2k during the first week of August. Meanwhile, similarly to the physical counterparts,...
Report: Bitcoin Untied from the Economic Cycle, ‘Largely Uncorrelated to Other Asset Classes’
19.8.2020
On Tuesday, Coinshares Investment strategist James Butterfill published a report which shows that bitcoin is a unique asset, but is “largely uncorrelated to other asset classes” like commodities and traditional stocks. Coinshares Investment strategist James Butterfill published a...
'Dirty Little Secret', Bitcoin, Needs 4% In A Portfolio - CoinShares
12.8.2020
Despite high volatility, traditional investors with a 60/40 stock and bond portfolio should allocate 4% of their portfolios to bitcoin (BTC), as the asset is “beginning to mature as a store of value,” according to an investment strategist at digital asset management firm CoinShares.
In a interview...
CoinShares: 'Bitcoin Is Like a Risky Tech Stock’'
12.8.2020
Behaving like a tech stock means Bitcoin carries the same high risk and high reward opportunities as a fledgling startup
Market Outlook: BTC Trend Targets $15K, Bitcoin Bull Raoul Pal ‘Irresponsibly Long’
10.8.2020
Cryptocurrency markets have been fluctuating quite a bit lately, as bitcoin and a number of crypto assets have been testing new resistance levels. The market valuation of the entire crypto-economy is hovering around $360 billion as a decent portion of the top twenty digital assets have gained 1-15%...