Cash Is King for Canada's Crypto Fund

Cash Is King for Canada's Crypto Fund

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The video discusses the current preference for cash over cryptocurrencies, highlighting a fund's strategy of holding 90% in cash and 10% in Bitcoin. The fund manager uses Bitcoin's 30-day moving average as a key metric to guide investment decisions. The fund, launched just before Bitcoin's peak, aims to outperform Bitcoin despite its overall decline. Regulatory challenges limit the fund's ability to diversify its crypto holdings, but future opportunities in altcoins and ICOs are anticipated.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why has the fund shifted a large portion of its investments into cash?

The fund is required by law to hold cash.

The fund manager prefers cash over cryptocurrencies.

Cash is considered a safer investment.

Cryptocurrencies have been performing well.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary metric used by the fund manager to make investment decisions?

The price of Ethereum

The daily trading volume of Bitcoin

The 30-day moving average of Bitcoin

The annual growth rate of cryptocurrencies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the price of Bitcoin shortly after the fund was launched?

It increased significantly.

It remained stable.

It doubled in value.

It decreased by about two-thirds.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How has the fund performed compared to Bitcoin from March to June?

The fund outperformed Bitcoin.

The fund underperformed Bitcoin.

The fund's performance was not compared to Bitcoin.

The fund and Bitcoin had the same performance.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What regulatory limitation is affecting the fund's investment strategy?

Inability to invest in more than 6 cryptocurrencies

Requirement to hold 100% in cash

Mandate to invest only in traditional stocks

Prohibition on investing in Bitcoin