DAM News and Press, VanEck Digital Assets Mining ETF From 07/12/22

Crypto enthusiasts often claim that digital coins and tokens are uncorrelated with equities and can provide a safe haven amid stock market crashes. Based on our data, crypto certainly does not act like digital gold. In times of panic, the correlation between crypto and the stock marke...

Bitcoin’s feverish connection to the S&P 500 finally broke in June, with the 30-day S&P/BTC correlation falling from 0.77 to 0.25. As Ethereum represents ~65% of the AUM locked in DeFi, ETH was disproportionately sold. Exchange tokens fell 28% this month, modestly o...

Crypto markets were under significant pressure in June, but we remain positive on their trajectory. With summer in the Northern Hemisphere under way, we expect higher energy prices to increasingly influence consumer spending decisions, including their vehicle purchases. We believe...

Cryptocurrencies, most notably Bitcoin, have shown the ability to generate outsized returns for those who time their investments correctly. What about crypto in DC plans? We call foul. Because when it comes to defined contribution plans, the game is different. Defined contribution...

Though we are seeing the makings of some favourable readings in many on-chain, derivatives, technical and sentiment indicators, the macro and liquidity environment moving forward remain a significant headwind for crypto assets. Rather than signaling a bottom, many of these metrics are per...

When money is virtually free for borrowers and near-nil yielding for investors, many people do dumb stuff with money. But when rates rise sharply, the riskiest bets blow up, and investors get reminded that capital options are far from equal. Return of principal matters most in the...

Negative sentiment and price action have affected both the underlying digital assets themselves and digital assets companies. High-growth equity stocks can suffer in rising interest rate environments, as investors re-value (by selling) companies in light of more substantial future int...

Investment assets can be classified into those with an inherent vs fiat money return. Both are valued according to a common principle linked to real GDP growth described herein. In addition to showing how these assets are valued, this post discusses investment implications given s...

Davos 2022, the annual meeting of The World Economic Forum, came to an end with many experts painting a bleak outlook for the global economy. Wall Street analysts, economists, and industry leaders agree that a global recession is likely. A close evaluation of some of the topics di...

On the surface, the correction has only started getting to the broad indices. Under the hood, the damage is deeper: 70% of S&P 500 stocks and 85% of NASDAQ stocks are below their 200-day moving averages. The Fed is raising rates and reducing liquidity by allowing assets on its bal...