Funding agency Victory Capital Administration introduced it might be taking steps for its U.S.-based buyers to get publicity to the crypto market.I
Funding agency Victory Capital Administration introduced it might be taking steps for its U.S.-based buyers to get publicity to the crypto market.
In a Wednesday announcement, Victory Capital mentioned it might be the unique sponsor of “personal placement funds and different automobiles” primarily based on the Nasdaq Crypto Index, or NCI, an index developed by Nasdaq and Brazilian crypto asset supervisor Hashdex. The agency mentioned it plans to launch a personal fund for accredited buyers monitoring the NCI, in addition to personal funds that may monitor the Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Worth Index and the Nasdaq Ethereum Worth Index.
“Cryptocurrency is a viable asset class that may be a part of a well-diversified portfolio,” mentioned Victory Capital’s ETF supplier VictoryShares president Mannik Dhillon. “By investing in a portfolio designed to trace the NCI, buyers can search returns that align with the cryptocurrency market in a diversified method, gaining publicity to a number of digital property as this market continues to evolve and mature.”
Hashdex partnered with Nasdaq to concern a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in Bermuda in September, with the Bermuda Inventory Alternate approving the product in February. Its Nasdaq Crypto Index consists of eight cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Money (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), Chainlink (LINK), Stellar (XLM), Filecoin (FIL), and Uniswap (UNI).
As of April 30, Victory Capital has greater than $157 billion in property underneath administration. In distinction, digital asset supervisor Grayscale reported yesterday that it has $30.9 billion property underneath administration for its crypto investments.