OBTC News and Press, Osprey Bitcoin Trust Unit Ben Int From 03/03/22

The most recent sanctions are wreaking havoc on global financial markets. The Russian ruble is also plunging, and the Russian economy is being squeezed. Most global equities are also down since the start of the war, and with investors on edge, volatility is spiking. The effects of thi...

Bitcoin has experienced three larger declines than the two 50%+ bear markets that have occurred over the previous year. A single data series saw a spike in the months prior to each of Bitcoin’s previous declines. In the months before each of the past Bitcoin bear markets, t...

The Fed is still a long way from having a CBDC. China is in an advanced stage for implementing a CBDC. Implications for the US Dollar. For further details see: The U.S. Dollar And CBDCs

With the two leading cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, posting annualized returns exceeding 90%, investors have taken notice. Balancing their concerns with perhaps a little FOMO, investors are trying to figure out how to fit cryptocurrencies within a broader portfolio. In th...

Events have moved quickly since our update on February 22. It’s unclear whether this is the shock and awe phase of a limited incursion or the beginning of a full-scale invasion that seeks regime change in Kyiv. USD/RUB touched 90 overnight before fading back to the mid-80s ...

We analyze immutability and programmability in connection with digital assets and conclude that for diversification, some combination of both is probably ideal. Immutability and programmability represent opposite directions on a governance spectrum but each can provide value to stakeh...

To help address investor concerns about Russia-Ukraine tensions, our Portfolio Managers examine the impact on their respective asset classes and potential allocation changes. We believe sanctions initially will focus on Russia’s top security personnel and companies directly inv...

Our team expects a much higher Bitcoin price in 2022. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) is one option for investors. Unfortunately, BITO is an inferior product to a spot ETF, which so far the SEC has not approved. For further details see: BITO vs. GBTC: What's Th...

We have some mixed markets based on the news from Russia. All the tensions and rhetoric could be hiding what is beneath it all. If Russia invades Ukraine, Russian oil and gas may be kept off the market and crude oil could hit $100. We are starting to see that the global econom...

Gold’s worst periods of returns - whether relative or absolute - were the period from 1980 to 1999 and then again from 2012 to today. I personally believe the financial media has miscast gold and the GLD for decades as an inflation hedge when - if you actually look at the retur...