Grayscale:
Cryptocurrency valuations retreated in February 2025, in sync with rising macro risks and falling tech stock prices. A hack of a major cryptocurrency exchange and a drop in meme coin trading activity may have also weighed on the market.

Cryptocurrency valuations retreated in February 2025, in sync with rising macro risks and falling tech stock prices. A hack of a major cryptocurrency exchange and a drop in meme coin trading activity may have also weighed on the market.
Replacing a portion of Nasdaq-100 stock exposure with Bitcoin in a portfolio would allow investors to reduce U.S. equity concentration risk and could help optimize risk-adjusted returns.
Cryptocurrencies are a unique high-volatility alternative asset class that may help improve risk-adjusted returns when added to traditional investment portfolios.
Although Ethereum has underperformed Bitcoin so far this year, it still outperforms the smart contract platform crypto industry index.
Grayscale Research believes that Polymarket has the potential to become a “source of truth” by leveraging the transparency and record-keeping of blockchain technology, market incentives, and the collective wisdom of users.
GBTC is different from other Bitcoin ETFs because it existed as a Bitcoin investment fund before it became an ETF.
Grayscale Research’s analysis shows that traditional balanced portfolios can achieve higher risk-adjusted returns with a modest allocation to cryptocurrencies (approximately 5% of total financial assets).
Grayscale reshuffles its crypto portfolio, removing Polygon for new entries like XRP and Avalanche, influencing market dynamics.
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After reducing its holdings of LTC and BCH, Grayscale’s GDLC fund now includes Solana and Uniswap, accounting for 3.24% and 1.06% respectively.