
The index was designed by Bitwise Index Services, LLC to measure the performance of companies involved in servicing the cryptocurrency markets, including crypto mining firms, crypto mining equipment suppliers, crypto financial services companies, or other financial institutions servicing primarily crypto-related clientele (i.e., the crypto ecosystem). Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of Crypto Innovators. It is non-diversified.
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Inflation and jurisdictional risks are serving as powerful examples of the value of alternative assets like gold and Bitcoin, and the ability to borrow against these non-yielding assets could make them even more attractive in the coming years, according to Adam Reeds, CEO of digital-asset-backed lending platform Ledn – which is launching Tether Gold-backed loans in the coming weeks.

In an intriguing new move, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK | BLK Price Prediction) is looking to offer Bitcoin investors a kind of financial protection similar to a seatbelt.

Inflation and jurisdictional risks are serving as powerful examples of the value of alternative assets like gold and Bitcoin, and the ability to borrow against these non-yielding assets could make them even more attractive in the coming years, according to Adam Leeds, CEO of digital-asset-backed lending platform Ledn – which is launching Tether Gold-backed loans in the coming weeks.

Bitcoin's recent breakout coincided with the U.S. Treasury's bond buyback announcement, and while gold ETF demand remains strong, higher-for-longer Fed rate expectations are capping the non-yielding metal's gains, according to Fiona Cincotta, Senior Market Analyst at StoneX.

Crypto winter is over, says Tommaso Mancuso. He explains how the latest headlines lifted Bitcoin above $86,000 even after the Clarity Act failed a key Senate vote.