Odaily News According to The Bitcoin Historian, hedge fund giant Millennium disclosed that it purchased $244 million worth of Bitcoin ETF in the second quarter.

PANews September 3 news, according to The Block, Derive founder Nick Forster stated that last week, listed companies increased their holdings by about 330,000 ETH, surpassing the 250,000 ETH held by the US spot Ethereum ETF. Currently, strategic reserve-type companies hold about 4% of the total ETH supply, while ETFs hold 5.5%. Derive expects that by the end of the year, institutions may accumulate 6-10% of the supply. The short-term implied volatility of ETH options has dropped to 63%. BRN analysts pointed out that some companies increasing their holdings can hedge against the outflow of ETF funds, with ETH currently trading at about $4,320, down about 6% for the week.

With the support of the Trump administration for Crypto Assets, some investors have begun to question the status of gold as a Hedging asset. Research shows that gold performs best during a big dump in the stock market, while Bitcoin performs better under pressure in the treasury bond market. Market trends also reflect the different roles of the two and the choices of investors.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the price of XPL on Hyperliquid briefly reached $0.8119, and is currently at $0.7745 (the current price on Binance futures is $0.6354). The total unrealized gains of the 11 small position accounts for the main operation address of the XPL hedge sniping event have expanded to $2.553 million.

BlockBeats news, on August 28, according to financefeeds, Falconedge is a new hedge fund consulting company spun off from the British hedge fund Falcon Investment Management, which has now completed pre-IPO financing and plans to implement an ambitious Bitcoin treasury strategy, using almost all of the upcoming IPO proceeds to build a Bitcoin treasury. Falconedge CEO Roy Kashi stated: "By adopting Bitcoin as the company's primary reserve asset, Falconedge bets that BTC will become the cornerstone of institutional finance in the next decade." Falconedge's IPO is expected in September.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain Address (0xb9c...6801e) has seen a short-term pump in XPL, currently holding 10.7 million USD in a 1x long order (13.68 million XPL Holdings) with unrealized gains reaching 2.63 million USD, and the entry price was 0.5901 USD. This Address previously profited over 16 million USD from a hedge sniper. When XPL hit 0.99 USD, the unrealized gains for this Address once soared to 5.47 million USD.

Recently, macro uncertainty has risen, and encryption assets are under pressure. Market sentiment is cautious, and the bearish sentiment for BTC and ETH Options has strengthened. Investors are using options to hedge risks, and the market is following Powell's speech and the upcoming economic data releases. The Gate Options trading competition is currently underway, providing traders with practical opportunities.

BlackRock strategists advise institutional investors to increase investments in hedge funds by up to 5 percentage points against the backdrop of global economic uncertainty and inflation fluctuations, indicating signs of a recovery in hedge fund performance.

Golden Finance reports that the hedge fund Situational Awareness, founded by 23-year-old artificial intelligence influencer Leopold Aschenbrenner, has acquired 17.7 million shares of Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific, obtaining 5.8% ownership. The fund believes its valuation is underestimated and will adjust its holdings based on market conditions in the future.

According to Jin10 data on August 21, the Shanghai options market was bustling in July. According to the latest fund and derivation market data released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the cumulative Trading Volume of Shanghai options in July was 115.5066 million contracts, a rise of 48.92% month-on-month. Industry insiders said that as the exchange's on-site options trading significantly experienced higher trade volumes, off-exchange derivations also entered a strategic transformation period—brokerages are helping enterprises hedge commodity prices through revenue swaps, reduce debt financing costs, allocate assets across borders, and meet residents' low fluctuation, low-risk wealth management needs with customized off-exchange Options.

Jin10 data reported on August 20 that investors are pouring money into hedge funds at the fastest pace in a decade, betting that the turbulent market will yield excess returns. According to data from Hedge Fund Research, in the three months ending in June, hedge funds saw net inflows of about $25 billion, bringing the total net inflow for the first half of the year to over $37 billion, the highest level since 2015. After a prolonged slump, global investor interest in hedge fund strategies seems to be rebounding this year. According to Citco data, hedge funds have achieved positive returns for 11 consecutive quarters, and their resilience in market turmoil (such as the tariff shocks in April) is seen as a key factor in attracting new investors. Demand for large multi-strategy hedge funds like Millennium Management and Citadel remains strong, with many such firms closing their doors to new investors.

PANews news on August 20th, according to The Block, after the price of Ethereum broke $4,000 recently, the short positions of hedge funds surged, with the short scale reaching $2.3 billion on August 5th, now rising to $4.19 billion, a historical high. Meanwhile, asset management institutions hold long positions of $1.22 billion, with unreported positions being positive $77.5 million, and the net short in the "other" category being -$397.5 million. Analysts say that the high level of short positions may trigger a short-term squeeze, driving price fluctuations.

Ethereum's recent price is close to $5,000 but has failed to break through, due to intensified shorting by large hedge funds that is increasing downward pressure. Hedge funds' short positions rose from $2.3 billion to $4.19 billion in August, indicating their bet on a decline in ETH prices. Meanwhile, asset management companies still hold long orders, reflecting a divergence in the market. Historical data suggests that high short positions may trigger a short squeeze, which could drive prices back up.

The price of Ethereum failed to break through the resistance level and fell, primarily due to bearish pressure from large hedging funds. These hedging funds shorted ETH in record numbers, with short positions in August rising from $2.3 billion to $4.19 billion, indicating expectations for continued price declines.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, only 3 of the Hyperliquid TOP 20 positions are in unrealized gains, while the remaining 85% are in unrealized losses; this part includes some hedge fund addresses, so its reference significance is limited, but even when expanding the scope to TOP 100 positions, only 34 addresses are in unrealized gains.

According to a report by Golden Finance, Trader T disclosed that the IBIT institutional holdings in the second quarter of 2025 are as follows: The number of institutional holders increased by 18%. The shareholding ratio of institutions has risen to 28%. The increase in holdings (by quantity) of investment advisors and brokerages surpasses that of hedge funds. Interestingly, 8% of the holders are from Jersey.

According to BlockBeats news on August 15, Brevan Howard hedge fund disclosed that it holds more than $2.32 billion in BlackRock Bitcoin Spot ETF.

Odaily News DeFi Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed company, disclosed in its Q2 earnings report that as of June 30, 2025, the company holds various digital assets totaling approximately $26 million. The company regularly consolidates and monitors its cash and digital asset reserves, using some of those assets to hedge the market risks of its exchange-traded products (ETPs). (prnewswire)

Golden Finance reported that investors withdrew $20 million from exchange-traded funds (ETF) betting on shorting the US VIX index, while purchases of VIX products to hedge against increased Fluctuation in the US stock market rose by $15.6 million over the past week.

Golden Finance reports that the crypto hedge fund Victus Global has announced the launch of a $10 million fund to support "low market capitalization" blockchain projects, and it offers infrastructure services, including market access, cross-exchange liquidity, and tailored token strategies. Currently, the fund's portfolio includes the NFT market BlueMove, among others.

Goldman Sachs credit strategists warn investors to hedge risks, despite the clarity in tariff prospects from agreements with U.S. trade partners and credit spreads falling to their lowest since 2007. However, the weak economic growth and the Fed's lack of clear signals for rate cuts still need to be followed, and investors should maintain hedging measures to address potential downside risks.

Odaily News Profusa, a NASDAQ-listed company, announced that it has invested $1 million in Bitcoin as part of its previously announced encryption treasury strategy. The company plans to continue leveraging the growing popularity of Bitcoin-dominated digital assets to hedge against macroeconomic uncertainties (Globenewswire).

Odaily News According to an official announcement, the Irish company Security Matters (SMX) plans to start using Bitcoin and other encryption assets as treasury reserves to enhance asset value and hedge against inflation.

Gate News Bot report, July 21st, according to CoinMarketCap data, TRWA (Tharwa) is currently priced at $0.01, with a rise of 118.52% in the last 24 hours, peaking at $0.01 and dropping to a low of $0.00. The current market capitalization is approximately $6.1 million, an increase of $3.31 million compared to yesterday. Tharwa is the first AI-driven RWA hedge fund-supported RWA collateralized stablecoin. The project puts a multi-asset fund on-chain into a hybrid custody to provide lower risk and higher returns. Tharwa's stablecoin is backed by a diversified tokenized RWA fund, offering stable and liquid yields, and is more resilient and has real-world value compared to existing options. Its AI integration engine combines AI analysis with CVaR-based quantitative optimization results to rebalance the investment portfolio.

BlockBeats news, on July 18, according to Bloomberg, a key strategist of the lobbying campaign that turned Donald Trump into the most powerful supporter of cryptocurrency is placing big bets in one of the hottest areas of the industry and reaping incredible rewards. According to informed sources, David Bailey's hedge fund 210k Capital achieved a net return of 640% over the 12 months ending in June, far exceeding the rise of Bitcoin itself. The fund has invested in about a dozen companies that have transformed into Bitcoin purchasers. As of June 30, 210k Capital's assets under management reached $433 million.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Johnson Asiama, stated that Ghana plans to hedge the gold export prices to protect its forex reserves. At the same time, Ghana is also developing a regulatory framework to regulate crypto asset transactions, ensuring compliance with AML and counter-terrorism financing rules to maintain financial stability.

Gate News bot message, according to the official announcement from Gate on July 10, 2025: Gate will launch the Velvet (VELVET) project mining activity on Launchpool. The activity will take place from July 10, 2025, 20:00 to July 15, 20:00 ( UTC+8, with a total mining reward of 500,000 VELVET tokens. Users can participate in mining by staking ETH or VELVET, and the system will distribute rewards to users hourly based on the staking ratio. Velvet is a DeFAI operating system focused on simplifying on-chain research, trading, and portfolio management. The project has launched on multiple chains including BNB Chain, Base, Solana, Ethereum, and Sonic, with over 100,000 users. The platform integrates a multi-agent AI Co-Pilot feature, allowing users to discover and execute investment opportunities through natural language. Currently, there are over 10,000 vaults created by KOLs, traders, and crypto hedge funds. It is worth noting that Gate Labs has participated in the Velvet )VELVET( project investment.

Jin10 data July 11 news, as the United States announced tariffs on Europe, concerns have reignited. The cost of using credit default swaps (CDS) to hedge against credit default risks in the Eurozone has increased. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the iTraxx Europe Crossover index, which tracks junk-rated corporate bonds in the Eurozone, has risen by 5 basis points to 283 basis points. Tickmill Group analyst Patrick Munelli noted in a report that Trump has announced that the EU will also receive a tariff letter, which has led investors to believe that trade negotiations between the US and Europe are not progressing smoothly.

TSL CEO Elon Musk, the tech giant who was once a key aide to former US President Trump, recently announced the establishment of his own political party - the "America Party," while hinting that he still supports Bitcoin. Musk warned last year that the US debt would soar to 37 trillion dollars, which became a crucial reason for his efforts to bring Trump back to the White House. However, Musk had a dispute with Trump due to the increased US debt ceiling in Trump's proposed Great America Act. Now, as Bitcoin's price is about to reach "trillions of dollars," Bitcoin and Crypto Assets analysts predict that due to the US's "massive fiscal expansion," Bitcoin's price will experience a big pump.

Jin10 data on July 3 reported that Wall Street short position tracking agency S3 Partners' latest research shows that despite a strong rebound after a 25% big dump in the U.S. stock market this year, short positions for the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq 100 index have continued to rise steadily this year. Researchers pointed out that this short position increase in sync with the rise may reflect that investors are adopting a "contrarian strategy"—shorting at highs to hedge risks or expressing doubts about the sustainability of the recovery. Specific data shows that the short position of the S&P 500 index has risen from 5.4% of the float at the beginning of the year to above 5.8%, while the short ratio of the Nasdaq 100 index has expanded from less than 5.2% to about 6.1%. It is worth noting that although the S&P 500 index has recently hit new highs, as of Wednesday, the cumulative rise for the year is only 6%, far below the average rise of 15%-20% in major global markets. S3 particularly emphasized: "Global main..."

According to Bloomberg, hedge fund founder Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital believes that the recent trend of publicly listed companies mimicking the Crypto Assets treasury strategy is just a short-term fad that will eventually fade away.

PANews, July 2 - According to Bloomberg, Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, stated that the recent trend of publicly listed companies adopting Crypto Assets reserve strategies will eventually fade. Scaramucci said in an interview on Tuesday: "We are currently in vogue with this imitation (of incorporating Crypto Assets into) corporate reserves, and this trend will ultimately diminish."

According to Gate News bot, reported by Jin10, American bank customers are withdrawing funds from the US stock market at the fastest pace in 10 weeks to reduce risk exposure. Despite the S&P 500 index achieving its best quarterly performance in 2023 by the end of June, last week, major customer groups including institutions, retail investors, and hedge funds collectively withdrew from the US stock market.

Gate News bot message, according to Bloomberg, Ray Dalio, the founder of the largest hedge fund in the United States, Bridgewater Associates, wrote in an article on X that unless both parties jointly take measures to increase taxes and reduce spending, the "deficit/debt bomb" problem in the United States cannot be sustainably resolved.

Odaily News Coatue Management founder Philippe Laffont predicts that the market capitalization of Bitcoin will reach $5 trillion before 2030, a 134% rise from the current $2.1 trillion. Laffont has included Bitcoin in his top 40 investment list, alongside tech giants like Microsoft and Nvidia. He believes that Bitcoin's share of total global assets should increase from the current 0.5% to 1%-2%, and points out that Bitcoin's volatility is decreasing and may benefit from the global trend of de-dollarization. (Cailian Press)

According to a message from the Gate News bot reported by NewsBTC, Sina, co-founder of the hedge fund 21st Capital, publicly refuted the popular Bitcoin price model promoted by Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal, calling it a typical case of data illiteracy and overfitting.

Golden Finance reports that a wealth management company in Hong Kong, which manages funds for local wealthy individuals, will begin investing in Crypto Assets. As Hong Kong's regulatory policies on digital assets become increasingly lenient, it is attracting a broader range of investors into this field. VMS Group is a joint family office managing nearly $4 billion in assets. According to VMS managing partner Elton Cheung in an interview, the company plans to allocate up to $10 million to strategies managed by the decentralized finance hedge fund Re7 Capital. He added that the specific allocation amount has not yet been finalized.

Golden Finance reports that Bitcoin ASIC Mining Rig manufacturer Canaan Technology has completed pilot production in the United States and announced the abandonment of its AI hardware manufacturing work, aiming for a strategic adjustment to focus its efforts. A representative from Canaan Technology acknowledged that although production costs in the U.S. are higher, the company believes "this move is not only a way to hedge tariffs but also a potential strategic investment for long-term resilience."

Gate News bot reports that, according to Cointelegraph, Eric Semler, chairman of the medical technology company Semler Scientific Inc., stated that many of his hedge fund peers are skeptical about the future of Bitcoin after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office. Semler told Coin Stories host Natalie Brunell last Thursday: "I think they believe Bitcoin is a flash in the pan concept, and after the transition of the Trump administration, the price of Bitcoin is likely to fall significantly."

According to ChainCatcher news and monitoring by Lookonchain, Abraxas Capital is shorting BTC, ETH, and SOL with 10x leverage on two wallets on Hyperliquid, serving as a hedge for their spot holdings, with a cumulative unrealized gains exceeding $112 million.

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, stated that the current framework for brokers as custodians of digital assets may need to be changed, and consideration should be given to allowing hedge funds to self-custody encryption assets. He pointed out that the current low responsiveness is due to restrictions from the previous administration and emphasized the need to clarify customer protection and capital requirements.

BlockBeats News, on June 19, on June 18, local time in the United States, the Federal Reserve announced its latest interest rate decision, which continued to keep interest rates unchanged in the range of 4.25%–4.5%, and expected that there will still be two interest rate cuts this year. However, in his speech, Chairman Jerome Powell unleashed concerns about the future upside of inflation, saying that "significant inflationary pressures are likely to occur in the coming months due to the impact of tariffs". U.S. stocks, U.S. bonds, gold and other asset markets are volatile. It is worth noting that before the announcement of the interest rate decision, former US President Trump once again angrily criticized Powell for being "stupid" and called for a 2.5 percentage point cut in the interest rate, saying that "I would do better as chairman myself". In the context of geopolitical risks and uncertain monetary policy, global funds are looking for new ways to hedge and hedge, and more and more investors choose to use US stock bitcoin ETFs, gold ETFs, technology stocks and other methods

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, said that the world is waking up to the "madness" of fiat currency experiments, with central banks buying record amounts of gold and individuals turning to Bitcoin – making people realize that fiat currencies may no longer be the undisputed default currency as they used to be. With U.S. debt approaching $37 trillion, gold overtook the euro last year to become the second-largest reserve asset, Hougan continued, as central banks sought a scarce, global, self-custodial hedge against government manipulation. He stressed that these properties are not just for gold. He argues that, like governments, individual investors are becoming aware of the risks of uncontrolled money printing, but they have mostly turned to Bitcoin, which is often seen as a digital alternative to gold. He noted that Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $45 billion in inflows since January 2024, surpassing the $34 billion for gold-backed ETFs. He explained that the current gap between public and institutional acceptance of Bitcoin is largely about size. Despite growing demand, the Bitcoin market is still $2 trillion, which is still too small and illiquid for central banks to access effectively.

Hedge fund Tolou Capital Management has built a leveraged long position in two-year U.S. Treasuries, believing that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be replaced by a "super dove" who will cut interest rates sharply at the urging of U.S. President Donald Trump, Golden Finance reported. Spencer Hakimian, chief investment officer at Tolou Capital, started going long three weeks ago, betting that short-term bond yields will fall sharply over the next 12-18 months; Powell's term expires in May 2026, and Trump recently said he would appoint a successor "soon."

Gold prices are approaching all-time highs as tensions in the Middle East escalate, but analysts say they are skeptical that bitcoin will be able to rise in tandem as investors prefer other safe-haven assets. Gold rose to $3,450 an ounce on Monday, just $50 below its all-time high of just under $3,500 in April, according to TradingView. Gold has risen 30% since the beginning of the year, thanks to US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the recent escalation of military operations in the Middle East following Israel's missile attack on Iran on June 13, which led to a decline in the price of bitcoin. Gold prices are also linked to inflationary pressures, as investors see gold as a safe-haven asset and an inflation hedge. CBS reported over the weekend that "gold could easily hit new highs if more data or commentary from economic officials suggests heightened concerns about inflation or interest rate policy." In contrast, Bitcoin is up just 13% year-to-date, but is now approaching all-time highs, trading 5.3% from its peak of $111,800 hit on May 22.

According to the Gate News bot, as reported by Greeklive, there is a divergence in market trading sentiment. The price of Bitcoin has experienced three unsuccessful attempts to break through the $110,500 level, which has strengthened the trading willingness in the direction of short positions. Short traders are increasing their holdings of put options set to expire this month at $102,000. Meanwhile, long traders still target $145,000. In terms of trading strategy, short traders choose to hedge through collar trades and put options spreads rather than directly establishing short positions.

Gate News bot reported that Qube Research & Technologies, a London-based global quantitative investment management company, is hiring locally for "Crypto |." Quantitative Trader (Weekend Shift)" position, which requires you to be able to work on weekends on the basis of a four-day work week. The role includes overseeing ongoing trading of cryptocurrencies, monitoring strategy performance and risk, and executing signals and datasets, requiring work every other weekend and a normal day shift four days a week. Other traditional financial firms are also expanding crypto hiring to cover weekend hours. Virtu Financial, an American high-frequency trading firm, is hiring a weekend trader in Singapore to trade digital assets outside of weekday trading hours. Jump Trading's cryptocurrency division had originally planned to hire a weekend trader in Chicago. The position is currently not open, suggesting that the company may have found a suitable candidate. As large hedge funds and trading firms are building crypto teams and infrastructure to operate around the clock, the demand for crypto positions on weekends is also increasing.

Investment and private credit institution F Street has launched a Bitcoin asset allocation plan, aiming to hold BTC worth 10 million dollars to hedge against inflation and the depreciation of the dollar. At the same time, it plans to establish a public reserve proof mechanism for verification.