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Crypto Hedge Funds Flock to Liquidity With Novum Insights

Novum Insights CEO Toby Lewis discussed the cryptocurrency fund universe with a focus on crypto hedge funds. He explained that many cryptocurrency hedge funds are characterized by almost quasi venture capital, such as Polychain Capital, DCG or Pantera. Lewis said that while they are deploying…

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Novum Insights CEO Toby Lewis discussed the cryptocurrency fund universe with a focus on crypto hedge funds. He explained that many cryptocurrency hedge funds are characterized by almost quasi venture capital, such as Polychain Capital, DCG or Pantera. Lewis said that while they are deploying some hedging strategies, some of the stuff they’re doing is simply buying new issues, each with their own respective strategies.

He went on to explain that there are roughly 300 crypto hedge funds, approximately half of which are domiciled in the United States, where there is a difficult regulatory landscape. The below graphic illustrates the geographic spread across the world.

Lewis also discussed crypto hedge fund returns, saying that 2018 was quite tricky for the crypto fund market. Quant funds finished the year slightly higher, according to PwC data. But most funds took significant losses that year before rallying back hard in 2019. He compared crypto funds to fireflies, saying their lifespans can be “pretty short sometimes.” He explained how he’s seen super smart groups come and go over the years with a lifespan as short as two to three years. He’s also seeing now groups with bigger AUM that stay the course through various market cycles.

As for which markets crypto hedge funds are flocking to, bitcoin is unsurprisingly the biggest market. The funds are generally looking for institutional appeal, Lewis said, so they are often trying to allocate heavily toward the major traded cryptocurrencies, the ones with the most liquidity. He added that if they are pursuing more exotic cryptocurrencies, they must be really clear and have a small basket. To go far and wide, it is with the larger cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH and the variants on BTC. They are dipping in and out of assets that are most likely to have liquidity.

Gerelyn Terzo
Gerelyn Terzo
Gerelyn caught wind of bitcoin in mid-2017 and after learning about the peer-to-peer nature of Satoshi's creation has never looked back. Previously she covered institutional investing and fintech for several major trade publications. Gerelyn resides in Verona, N.J.

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