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Arxnocum to be acquired by Ledn
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Arxnovum To Be Acquired By Ledn

TORONTO, Arxnovum Investments Inc. (“Arxnovum”), a regulated Canadian digital asset investment manager is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Ledn Inc. (“Ledn”), a global financial services provider for digital assets. The proposed acquisition will allow Arxnovum’s fully-registered business to operate as an independent business unit under Ledn, enabling Ledn to offer digital…

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Ethereum Proof of Work Fork Explained

Earlier this month we wrote about the successful completion of the Ethereum merge on September 15th, 2020.  The Ethereum network has migrated from a Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism to the less energy-intensive Proof of Stake (PoS) validation. Although important for the evolution of the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, the merge event…

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Ethereum Merge

A critically important event in the evolution of the crypto currency industry occurred early this morning.  The Ethereum network completed its migration from a network supported by proof of work (PoW) consensus to one that will be validated by proof of stake (PoS). This major milestone will address a number of issues that have been…

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Diversify your cryptocurrency allocation

For investors considering an allocation to cryptocurrency but aren’t sure where to start or which cryptocurrency is appropriate for their portfolio, we believe that an allocation to a diversified basket of the largest most liquid cryptocurrencies is a great place to start.   As discussed throughout this series of blog posts, a true multi crypto strategy…

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Risk management
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Effective risk management of cryptocurrency

The management of risk is important in the administration of any investment strategy on any asset class, but never more so than on a highly volatile asset like cryptocurrency. But how does a manager ensure effective risk management oversight when implementing an index strategy?   Today we will address the various screens built into the index construction…

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Crypto rebalance
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Portfolio Rebalance – September 2022

Arxnovum Investments is pleased to report that we have completed the implementation of the index rebalance of our digital asset funds.  The additions to and deletions from the Arxnovum DeFi Index Fund and the Arxnovum Multi Crypto Index Fund were initially published on our blog last week.  The purpose of today’s blog is to review…

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Crypto index tilts heavily to the largest constituents
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Addressing concentration of cryptocurrency market

How to address concentration risk in portfolio construction? Today we will explore different ways to design an index that tilts so heavily to the largest constituents while keeping an eye on tradability and risk management.  Historically, index providers have used fixed weight capping to mitigate large concentration in one or more securities, where the extra…

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Diversification means not having all your eggs in one basket
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The benefits of diversifying cryptocurrency exposure

Do investors even need exposure to more than just bitcoin and ether? Today we will address the benefits of a diversified portfolio of cryptocurrencies.  While it is true that bitcoin and ether have historically experienced high correlations, the same can’t be said for bitcoin or ether versus the largest alt coins. This can be seen in…

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The cryptocurrency market includes more than bitcoin
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Cryptocurrency investing is more than bitcoin

Cryptocurrency investing includes more than just bitcoin and ether, but with over 10,000 tokens available to investors, how does one select which currencies to hold?  In a series of blog posts we will seek to outline the case for investing in a diversified portfolio for cryptocurrencies by exploring the concentration of the cryptocurrency market, the…

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Arxnovum Investments Founder to speak at CAASA Super Week: PE/VC & Digital Assets Conference 328 153 cryptonews@arxnovum.com

Arxnovum Investments Founder to speak at CAASA Super Week: PE/VC & Digital Assets Conference

Arxnovum Investments is pleased to announce that Shaun Cumby is scheduled to present at CAASA Super Week: PE/VC & Digital Assets Conference in Toronto Ontario, on September 27, 2022 at 9:00am EST.   Shaun will be joined onstage with a distinguished panel including Kerem Kolcuoglu, Managing Partner at Penrose Partners and Koleya Karringten, Executive Director of…

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