• Are Cryptocurrencies an Asset Class?

    Digital currencies and tokens have emerged as a popular new investment opportunity but can cryptocurrencies be classified as an asset class? Source: pexels.com By Patrick Lowry, CEO of Iconic For the purpose of this blog, I will focus on the fundamentals of what makes crypto an emerging asset class and briefly discuss the various value…

  • How Effective are Common Investment Strategies with Bitcoin?

    To gain a deeper understanding of how effective common investment strategies are when applied to Bitcoin, Deutsche Digital Assets commissioned an empirical research report. The report was written by Philipp Rosenbach and Robert Richter, a research fellow at Frankfurt School Blockchain Center. Research partners included Enigma Securities and BTC-Echo. The “How effective are common investment…

  • Iconic Insider – November 2020

    By Patrick Lowry, CEO, Iconic Holding Between the time I draft this month’s Iconic Insider (Wednesday the 25th) and this issue date, Bitcoin may have hit a new all-time high! How exciting is that? The crypto industry hasn’t been this exciting since late 2017. The hype, the intrigue, the promise of a decentralized financial future feels eerily…

  • Crypto Assets In A Portfolio Theory Context

    Portfolios can benefit from holding crypto assets as they provide exposure to high Shapre ratio assets plus portfolio diversification.  Read on to learn more about crypto assets in the context of Portfolio Theory. Monetary Policy and a Very Successful Investment Decade The past decade has been one of the most successful investment decades in history:…

  • Bar On The Block webinar – Scaling DeFi

    In this webinar, our guests share their views on the main differentiation factors, benefits, and functionalities of Decentralised Finance, its disruptive potential as an alternative financial system, and how it is redefining the capital markets and the enterprise infrastructures! In collaboration with Ditto PR, Iconic Holding brings blockchain entrepreneurs, industry experts, and innovators together to…

  • Iconic Holding’s Multi-manager Platform Partners With Enigma Securities

    NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Enigma Securities Ltd. (www.enigma-securities.io), a technology-driven financial institution dedicated to corporate client solutions for cryptoassets, announced today the partnership with Iconic Holding’s Multi-Manager Platform (www.iconicholding.com). Applying its expertise in capital markets, Enigma will provide liquidity, provision of credit, and capital introduction for the Multi-Manager Platform. In addition, Enigma…

  • Iconic Insider —July 2020

    Welcome to the inaugural Iconic Insider, the first in what will be a monthly roundup of everything crypto and Iconic related. In each Insider, I will share my thoughts and insights on some of the most recent trends and hot topics in the crypto space as well as provide a recap of what has happened…

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Crypto Investing

      The most frequently asked question I get from people with a new interest in crypto and blockchain technology is how to get investment exposure to the asset class. In this article, I’m going to tell you what options are out there, what, from my view, the respective pros and cons of each are, and,…

  • Why now is the time to educate yourself on the blockchain and crypto-asset ecosystem before investing in cryptocurrencies

    There is a lot of misinformation in the public domain around cryptocurrencies. That, combined, with an, as yet, largely unregulated industry, makes financial institutions and savvy investors, a little nervous when investing into cryptocurrencies. Understandably so. Any prudent investor should understand and have an interest in the assets that form part of his or her…

  • Passive Investment Strategies Are On the Rise

    In traditional finance, passive investing is becoming more and more relevant, since active funds often don’t generate enough alpha to make up for the higher fees attached to them. Most of the passively managed capital is invested through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which nowadays are not only tracking big indices like S&P or Nasdaq, but…