The classic buy and hold, or HODL approach to Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) outperformed the majority of crypto funds by 68.8% in the first half (H1) of 2023. <\/p>\n According to data from Switzerland-based investment adviser 21e6 Capital AG, on average, crypto funds generated returns of 15.2% in the first half of 2023 (Jan.1 to June 30) , compared to the roughly 84% price gain BTC saw in the same period. <\/p>\n Crypto funds on average generated 15.2% return in the first half of 2023 lol pic.twitter.com\/vb8pwYfiX9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Alex Kr\u00fcger (@krugermacro) August 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Emphasizing the significance of such via an Aug. 2 half-year report<\/a>, 21e6 Capital AG\u2019s head of marketing Maximilian Bruckner outlined that crypto funds have been \u201cfrequently able to significantly outperform Bitcoin in previous bull runs.\u201d <\/p>\n Burckner attributed much of the underwhelming performance of crypto funds in 2023 to the challenging market conditions and significant amount of cash they had on hand in late 2022. <\/p>\n Following the implosion of FTX<\/a> and many other crypto projects last year, the report suggested that many crypto funds opted to take risk off the table and develop cash buffers, therefore missing out on a significant BTC price rally in H1 2023. <\/p>\n \u201cFunds with large cash positions will underperform Bitcoin in a bull market, unless the funds\u2019 assets perform significantly better than Bitcoin.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cDue to the general sentiment left behind by the end of 2022, many funds had larger-than-normal cash positions. Furthermore, most major altcoins also underperformed Bitcoin \u2013 a tough environment for funds,\u201d the report adds. <\/p>\n At the time of writing, BTC is priced at roughly $29,000<\/a> as it continues to struggle to hold above<\/a> the $30,000 region, which has only been briefly surpassed on a couple of occasions this year. <\/p>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>Price analysis 8\/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, SOL, MATIC, LTC, DOT<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Despite this, current prices mark a 75% price gain for the asset since Jan. 1, as per CoinGecko data.\u00a0 <\/p>\n \u201cAll crypto fund strategies achieved positive results this year. But relative to Bitcoin, they underperformed, especially those with significant exposure to altcoins, to futures, or those strongly dependent on momentum signals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cGoing forward, we are keeping a close eye on which exchanges will establish themselves as leading futures providers. Furthermore, the level of the funding rates in crypto futures markets and the ability of quantitative funds to capture trends will be areas of focus when we observe the markets,\u201d the report adds. <\/p>\n Ultimately the report highlighted that investor sentiment has slightly improved over H1 2023, suggesting that some funds may soon start piling in more cash into the crypto sector. <\/p>\n However, it did note that current data relating to inflows and outflows indicate that a \u201cfull recovery of sentiment\u201d has not yet taken place. <\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong>\u2018Elegant and ass-backward\u2019: Jameson Lopp\u2019s first impression of Bitcoin<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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