• Iconic Funds Launches Carbon Offseting Initiative for Physical Bitcoin ETP

    Investors will now be able to invest in Iconic’s Bitcoin ETP in a more climate-friendly way. Carbon Footprint for Bitcoin ETP will be offset with project-based carbon credits. The transaction-based methodology, developed by Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, is in use. Iconic Funds will have its Co2 footprint periodically recalculated by intas.tech, a spin-off of FSBC…

  • Iconic Monthly Crypto Overview – October 2021

    Stay up to date with our monthly crypto overview: October was another historic month for Bitcoin as we witnessed the approval and launch of the first-ever Bitcoin ETF in the United States. The biggest (and most surprising) gainer in October was the meme coin, Shiba Inu, which climbed by 919.13% to become the ninth-largest cryptocurrency…

  • What Would the World Look Like with Bitcoin as a Reserve Currency?

      This year, bitcoin has become legal tender in El Salvador, suggesting that it may be on track to challenge today’s prominent reserves currencies, should nation-state bitcoin adoption continue. Read on to learn more about bitcoin’s potential role in the global currency markets and what the world would look like with bitcoin as a reserve currency. …

  • The Institutionalization of Bitcoin: What Does It Mean for Crypto Investors?

    Today, it’s easier for institutions to invest in Bitcoin than it’s ever been. Thanks to a friendlier regulatory environment combined with publicly traded Bitcoin investment products, access to Bitcoin has been simpler than ever before for traditional investors. All this has been made possible by the institutionalization of bitcoin as an asset class, which now boasts…

  • The great American mining migration

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Great American Mining Migration By Dominik Poiger, Head of Product Management, Iconic Holding  The Great American mining migration is now complete. As we pointed out previously, Chinese miners had to leave Mainland China and set-up shop elsewhere. Past months data had already indicated that most of these miners would either sell their mining rigs, close up…

  • Europe’s First Crypto Asset Fund on a Regulated Market

    FRANKFURT GERMANY, October 20, 2021 – Iconic Funds Sicav, Plc., an affiliate of Iconic Funds GmbH (jointly branded as “Iconic Funds”), received approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to list the Iconic BITA20 XA Crypto Asset Index Fund (“the Fund”) on the Malta Stock Exchange. The listing is expected to occur in the coming…

  • Iconic Monthly Crypto Overview – September 2021

    Stay up to date with our monthly crypto overview: September was a historic month for Bitcoin as El Salvador became the first nation to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender. In the top ten crypto assets, a big winner this past month has been Solana, which is up an 38.57% despite the overall correction in…

  • An Update on Bitcoin’s Hash Rate

    Previously, we discussed the initial impact of Chinese miners on the “China mining ban” in our article from June 21, 2021. After almost two months it is now time for an update on Bitcoin’s Hash Rate. It has become quite clear that – after years of fake news on this topic – China seems to have…

  • Iconic Funds Launches New Fund in Partnership with Coin Metrics

    FRANKFURT GERMANY, July 6, 2021 – Iconic Funds Sicav, Plc., an affiliate of Iconic Funds GmbH (jointly branded as “Iconic Funds”), has launched a new Professional Investor Fund – named the Iconic CMBI10 Short-Term Momentum Index Fund (“Fund”). The new investment product was recently granted a license by the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”). It marks…

  • Iconic Funds Lists Bitcoin ETP on Euronext

    The Iconic Physical Bitcoin ETP will be listed on Euronext in Paris and Amsterdam on July 1, 2021. With the newly launched ETP,  investors can gain exposure to Bitcoin on Euronext in a cost-effective way. The Iconic Physical Bitcoin ETP tracks the spot price of Bitcoin. The ETP is 100% collateralized by coins held in an institutional-grade…