“Crypto investors have geared-up their bullish bets,” Marco Iachini, senior vice president of research at Vanda, said in a note to investors on Wednesday. BTF’s structure is also important given bitcoin’s recently tight correlations to risk assets such as stocks. “Bitcoin prices have moved in tandem with traditional risk assets for several months. “Beyond that, […]
With geopolitical risk suddenly a top consideration for advisors, seeking diversification of exposure to global carbon markets over concentrated exposure could be an answer for investors concerned about volatility and uncertainty. Natural gas prices rose and are now up 30%, which generally means that carbon allowance prices also increase because greater use of natural gas […]
Carbon allowance markets are booming, with 2021 seeing a record year of trading within markets; the Intercontinental Exchange saw a 30% increase in carbon allowance trades worldwide last year, a total of 18.3 billion tons of carbon allowances, reports Reuters. Prices for California Carbon Allowances rose at a steady rate for most of 2021. KraneShares […]
Luke Oliver, head of strategy for KraneShares, discusses the growth of the sector as whole in 2021 as well as individual factors in a recent white paper. The worldwide carbon index, the IHS Markit Global Carbon Index, that tracks the major global carbon markets futures and offers an easy-to-understand data set across different-sized markets, had […]
Despite being around for over a decade, digital currencies like bitcoin are still the new kid on the block. “A decade ago crypto was unknown and even lesser understood. As such, a number of cryptocurrency-related products are making their way into traditional markets within the U.S., including the first bitcoin futures ETF that debuted on […]
Blockchain equities such as digital asset mining, blockchain transactions, hardware, and software are all well-positioned to benefit from continued growth in the cryptocurrency space. “The blockchain and digital asset theme is reaching a critical inflection point as adoption accelerates across millions of people and businesses around the world. While we are distinguished for our Thematic […]
Carbon dioxide fell in 2020 by 5.4%, but the Global Carbon Project has predicted a 4.9% rise by the end of this year, highlighting the need and urgency behind carbon emission reduction practices and policies. “What many of us were thinking in 2020 – including me – was more of a recovery spread out over […]
Following this, a number of fund providers released products that also cater to bitcoin, giving investors access to the digital currency space. Bitcoin’s price reached an all-time high in a bullish October, dubbed “Uptober” by crypto pundits. A spot price bitcoin ETF would open up the market to traditional finance investors who are still hesitant […]
“1993 is remembered for the first equity ETF, 2002 for the first bond ETF, and 2004 for the first gold ETF. Despite the potential shortcomings of futures-based bitcoin ETFs, let’s start with an undeniable fact: whether or not you believe bitcoin or bitcoin futures should be wrapped in an ETF, there is a segment of […]
The California cap-and-trade program was created in 2013 to assist the state’s goals of its greenhouse gas emissions being reduced to 1990 levels by 2020 and to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. The revenues that are accrued from the program go directly to California’s Greenhouse […]