摘要： It’s the first signal to date the world’s largest hedge fund is taking crypto seriously with its own money.

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Bridgewater Associates is preparing to back its first crypto fund.

The world’s largest hedge fund is planning to back an external vehicle, two people told CoinDesk. It has no current intention of directly investing in crypto assets itself, one of the sources said.

It’s the clearest signal to date that the world’s largest hedge fund, currently with $150 billion in assets under management (AUM), is taking crypto seriously as an asset class – aside from founder Ray Dalio’s announcement in May 2021 of a personal investment in bitcoin (BTC).

That said, the size of Bridgewater’s investment is minuscule compared to its total AUM, one of the sources said, and other prominent crypto investors are in talks to invest in the fund.

When reached last month by CoinDesk, a Bridgewater spokesperson said the firm did not currently have plans to invest in cryptocurrencies – despite four people saying the hedge fund giant was due to enter the space by mid-2022.

“While we won’t comment on our positions, we can say Bridgewater continues to actively research crypto but is not currently planning on investing in crypto,” a Bridgewater representative told CoinDesk via email on Feb. 22. Bridgewater issued a report on institutional crypto trends in January.

The spokesperson did not provide a response to a request for comment sent Monday.

轉貼自： CoinDesk

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