LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Investors in crypto have endured wild moves in recent months, but this has not fazed asset managers who are preparing to use the blockchain technology behind cryptocurrencies to break funds into bite-sized units, or tokens, to sell to small savers.
Bitcoin fell 7.7% in the space of just a few minutes on one day last week, following a 15% drop on one day in June as aggressive rate hikes by major central banks and ultra-high inflation prompted investors to ditch high-risk assets. read more
The sector is also facing other issues, with Celsius this week suing a former investment manager for losing or stealing tens of millions of dollars in assets before the crypto lender went bankrupt last month. read more
However, private markets investment firms Hamilton Lane (HLNE.O) and Partners Group have tokenised funds in the past year and said they were considering further products.
Mainstream asset manager abrdn (ABDN.L) hopes to launch a tokenised fund this year,...
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