By Bradley Duke, Founder and co-CEO, ETC Group.

Bitcoin returned 39.63% in January, its second-best start to a year since 2013, while Bitcoin ETPs saw inflows of $260m.

The number of crypto asset ETPs increased by 50% in 2022, even as cryptocurrency market values crashed by 64% over the same period, according to research from Fineqia International.

Digital assets investment specialist 21Shares has unveiled the world’s first crypto basket ETP providing directly backed exposure to the largest proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies while fully staking its underlying tokens.

Samsung Asset Management has unveiled its first crypto asset ETF in Hong Kong, an actively managed fund providing exposure to bitcoin by investing in futures contracts.

CSOP Asset Management has launched the CSOP Bitcoin Futures ETF (3066 HK) and CSOP Ether Futures ETF (3068 HK) on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, marking another watershed moment for the crypto asset industry.

By Bradley Duke, Founder and co-CEO, ETC Group.

In the wake of the failure of FTX, many crypto investors quite rightly worry about the possible collapse of other crypto “exchanges” and worry about leaving any crypto or fiat balances on these exchanges.

MSCI has launched its first indices helping investors evaluate sources of risk and return across the global digital assets ecosystem.

Valour has launched a new ETP in Europe providing diversified exposure to the largest and most liquid crypto assets.

Hashdex has launched a crypto basket ETP in Europe harnessing both equal-risk and momentum factors.

Crypto investment specialist 21Shares has launched two new ETPs offering inverse and low-cost, core exposure to Ethereum.