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It’s interesting that crypto was supposed to democratize investing and level the playing field, but this is only available to accredited investors.
by machinecontrol 9y ago
It’s interesting that crypto was supposed to democratize investing and level the playing field, but this is only available to accredited investors.
- conanbatt 9y agoTo be fair, there's very little point in the fund if you ask me. Any third party can robo-copy it and tell anyone how their portfolio should look like. Also index funds in crypto does not mean the same as in stocks, there is extremely high systemic risk and negative correlations between coins. These are some weird times.
- rexf 9y agoIf you could transact in a basket of Crypto assets dealing with your brokerage instead of Coinbase, that sounds like you would be able to get better support if an issue occurred.
- Stanleyc23 9y agosimply put its “Most Advanced Yet Acceptable” -- Raymond Loewy I'm guessing its a user acquisition tactic for people who traditionally invest in mutual funds, ETFs, etc. this way they feel like they "understand" what they're buying into instead of actually needing to suffer through the learning curve of how blockchain works.
- conanbatt 9y agoI see that, but there is a huge problem with this index that I'm amazed is not illegal. They control the index with the coins the same platform adds. That is a major incentives no-no. Coinbase can make more money pumping coins into the index than managing the index itself. If I wanted and index'd solution for crypto, I would not use one like this.
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- ryanmonroe 9y agoIt's common for brokerages to have exchanges for both their own index funds and the assets those funds track.
- conanbatt 9y agoI can't possibly understand how there isn't a breach of fiduciary duty.
- sk55 9y agoYou can still buy crypto through decentralized exchanges. Different investor types prefer different avenues. This is just one of the many that will be available in the future.