Hedge funds see the crypto market decline as an investment opportunity
From rebalancing cash positions to announcing new investment products, hedge funds seem undeterred by the current crypto market decline. Crypto market capitalization is down more than 40% since its $2.5-trillion high back in early May, but institutional investors continue to pile into the market. Despite Bitcoin (BTC) losing over half of its United States dollar value and altcoins tanking almost 70% on average, big-money players like hedge funds are still taking up digital currency investment positions.From direct exposure to crypto to backing firms developing products and services in the....
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