Sentences with phrase «cryptocurrency as an asset class»

While government efforts to come to grips with digital money have been fraught, the more important trend may be the growing number of money managers who are looking at cryptocurrencies as an asset class for investment.

As the first ever public crypto brokerage desk by an exchange, this deal represents the true institutionalization of cryptocurrencies as an asset class.»

As the first ever public crypto brokerage desk by an exchange, this deal represents the true institutionalization of cryptocurrencies as an asset class.»

«It seems the markets are awakening to cryptocurrency as an asset class to be reckoned with, and due to its historically low correlation of returns, are using it as a «disaster hedge» in times of capital market turmoil.»

Increased regulation will either fully legitimize cryptocurrencies as an asset class or will make cryptocurrencies unusable by most financial institutions and private investors.

The gains have been relentless with very few exceptions, as global investors embrace cryptocurrency as an asset class.

ESMA concluded that «Due to the specific characteristics of cryptocurrencies as an asset class the market for financial instruments providing exposure to cryptocurrencies, such as CFDs, will be closely monitored.»

«Our mission as a group is to help drive the development and professionalisation of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as an asset class.

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Are you a part of or a keen follower of new asset classes such as cryptocurrencies, hedge funds, private equity and other such investments?

While cryptocurrencies are currently too small an asset class to pose systemic risks to the financial system, that may change as the space continues its rapid evolution, Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, said in a letter to G - 20 finance leaders published Sunday.

Many see the launch of the derivatives contract as a first step towards establishing cryptocurrencies as a legitimate asset class, paving the way toward an exchange - traded fund.

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters)- The U.S. derivatives regulator has sent a subpoena to two of the world's largest cryptocurrency platforms, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, as watchdogs globally increase their scrutiny of the emerging asset class.

I dabbled in the cryptocurrency space in 2011 by messing around with mining bitcoin, but back then I was more interested in it from a technological perspective vs. as an actual investment asset class.

In the US, cryptocurrencies are classed as property or capital assets, such as stocks, bonds, real estate, or gold.

That's because cryptocurrency started off as an obscure and esoteric asset class but has since become a value store for investors.

«Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and others have become a promising asset class in recent years,» continued Strenski.

It is very early to say that ICOs are reliable investments; after all as Vitalik Buterin (CEO Ethereum) once said cryptocurrencies are an extremely volatile and unregulated asset class and traditional markets are always safer when it comes to serious investments.

Since then, cryptocurrency has surged in popularity as an asset class — and Bitcoin is now just one of many digital currencies out there.

It is worth noting that bitcoin and the rise of cryptocurrencies as a trillion - dollar asset class in 2017, was spurred without the oversight of a central bank or monetary authority guaranteeing trust or market conduct.

In summary, evidence suggests that cryptocurrencies comprise a new asset class, potentially (but with considerable risk) useful as a diversifier of conventional asset classes.

Once the dust settles down, there will be many opportunities to earn money because cryptocurrencies, as an asset class is here to stay.

But, to be frank, many of us thought cryptocurrencies would emerge as a major asset class sooner than they did.

If cryptocurrencies were to be branded as the most recent addition to the existing financial instruments, they would effortlessly take over the podium as the best - performing asset class in 2017.

The absence of a valuation framework makes cryptocurrencies unsuitable as an asset class in the perspective of a great portion of the institutional audience.

But, adding up the sheer volatility of cryptocurrencies with liquidity issues facing this infant and unregulated market, it does not take long to figure out why institutional players do not see cryptocurrencies as a serious contender for an investable asset class.

As Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market get pressured by a bearish sentiment based on the technical pattern known as «death cross», investors are also aware of the mixed signals coming from big banks regarding the asset class — with great focus on Bitcoin and RipplAs Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market get pressured by a bearish sentiment based on the technical pattern known as «death cross», investors are also aware of the mixed signals coming from big banks regarding the asset class — with great focus on Bitcoin and Ripplas «death cross», investors are also aware of the mixed signals coming from big banks regarding the asset class — with great focus on Bitcoin and Ripple.

Cryptocurrency is a nascent asset class and as such, quantifiable frameworks specific to measure, evaluate and explain performance or price movement do not yet exist.

Bitcoin's gains this year have been impressive, with the dollar value of a bitcoin, as quoted by cryptocurrency exchange CoinDesk, up more than 1,000 percent since the end of 2016, outperforming all other major asset classes.

While this may have been true 12 months ago, cryptocurrencies have emerged as a viable asset class that provide alternatives to the current system.

«These are the same kind of people that you would imagine would have accounts at brokerages and want to invest in cryptocurrency... As the asset class has matured, I think there are a lot of people who are adding it just like any other asset class to their portfolio.»

While his opinion doesn't come as a surprise considering the infancy of this emerging asset class, most investors have little to no knowledge of the workings of cryptocurrencies and the role they play in the revolutionary global economy.

Concanno went so far as to refer to bitcoin as a new asset class, saying he believes in the cryptocurrency space in general.

Bitcoin is probably the most popular cryptocurrency on the market as the coin has outperformed every other asset class.

More regulation and some degree of security are needed to make cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin a serious new asset class for investors, Deutsche Bank Chief Investment Officer Christian Nolting said.

Cryptocurrency markets continued to see big declines on Sunday as a broad sell - off impacted the asset class.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and every other major cryptocurrency collapsed on Tuesday, as fears of regulatory clampdown in South Korea triggered a mass exodus from the digital asset class.

Financial Commission's ICC consists of a panel of Financial Services (Finserv) and Financial Technology (Fintech) experts with backgrounds across multiple asset classes including foreign exchange, cryptocurrency markets, and digital Blockchain assets, who volunteer to help drive the certification standards and protocols, as part of the ICO Certification service.

One of the most interesting asset classes that Ankorus is targeting is that of traditional financial instruments based on cryptocurrencies, such as futures and derivatives.

The cryptocurrency asset class is now worth $ 152 billion, according to CoinMarketCap, even as a majority of tokens posted weekly declines.

As of early September, it appears likely that the cryptocurrency asset class will retain that title over fiat currencies.

I believe that these cryptocurrencies (which are built on blockchain tech) emerging as an asset class are just one application of blockchain technology.

The state of Wyoming has created a new asset class that defines cryptocurrencies as «Utility Tokens».

But it is another sign of how cryptocurrencies over the last year have shifted from the fringes to the mainstream — it might not make sense for businesses like Stripe to use bitcoin as a medium for transactions, but cryptocurrencies are becoming relevant as an asset class in and of itself.

Imminent regulatory changes regarding cryptocurrencies in South Korea have been cited as a reason for the sudden growth in interest in the nascent crypto asset class.

Long - time Bitcoin investors and cryptocurrency researchers believe that the rise of cryptocurrencies as a new emerging asset class is playing a small role in the decline of fiat currencies across the globe, by separating money and state.

«It should be no surprise that cryptocurrencies, as an emerging asset class, are becoming a target of interest by a regime that operates in many ways like a criminal enterprise,» McNamara wrote in the report.

Consequently, it should be no surprise that cryptocurrencies, as an emerging asset class, are becoming a target of interest by a regime that operates in many ways like a criminal enterprise.

On 7th of March this year, the state Senate passed a bill that classifies cryptocurrencies «utility token» as a new class of asset.

Professor of finance at the NYU's Stern School of Business, Aswath Damodaran, often referred to as Wall Street's «Dean of Valuation,» has said, «I don't believe cryptocurrencies are now or ever will be an asset class,» or that they will change the «fundamental truths of risk, investing and management.»

In the long - term, as cryptocurrencies mature and evolve into a major asset class, Pandl noted that digital currencies like bitcoin will pose lower returns but demonstrate a high level of stability, like gold and other safe haven assets.