In a move that would make Jeeves raise an approving eyebrow, Coinbase Asset Management is all set to debut the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund come May 1st. Rather like inviting the tethered wallets of non-U.S. institutional investors to a tea party where their Bitcoin might just sprout a few extra sats.
As spotted by the ever-watchful Bloomberg, this fund isn’t your garden-variety piggy bank. No sir! It’s a cunning contraption aimed to squeeze yield out of Bitcoin holdings through a crafty manoeuvre known in the hallowed halls of finance as “basis trading.” Which, in plain speak, is exploiting the cheeky gap between the spot price of Bitcoin and its perpetual futures price. When Bitcoin takes a jaunty upward stroll, that gap inflates like Bertie Wooster’s waistline after Aunt Dahlia’s dumplings—translating into potential profits. The fund aims to offer a respectable annual return somewhere in the neighbourhood of 4% to 8%, paid in that glorious bitcoin stuff itself. But, do take your hats off to Coinbase’s modest warning: actual returns may decide to take a holiday without notifying anyone.
Basis trading is generally viewed as a “low-risk” venture—sort of like playing croquet on the lawn rather than leaping off the rooftop—but even the gentlest of strolls can go awry if one overdoes the leverage, resulting in losses that sting more than a well-aimed custard pie. Coinbase assures us they’ll be tiptoeing rather than storming about, employing only mild leverage and tucking away assets under the watchful eyes of Coinbase and “other qualified custodians” (which, one hopes, are gentler than the housekeeper during a thieving spree).
Mr. Sebastian Bea, the distinguished President of Coinbase Asset Management, chimed in with the sort of gravitas you’d expect from a man whose job it is to shepherd digital treasure:
“We believe the Bitcoin Yield Fund is particularly well suited to the task, given its conservative and compliant investment strategy.”
Already, this newfangled fund has attracted the likes of Aspen Digital, the Abu Dhabi wealth whizzes, who appear keen to give their Bitcoin a spot of exercise.
Coinbase’s gambit arrives amid a growing appetite for institutional-grade Bitcoin yield products—think of it as the stockbroker’s answer to the age-old “will it blend?” question. Hot on the heels are enterprises like The Core Foundation joining forces with Maple Finance, BitGo, Copper, and Hex Trust to launch lstBTC, a liquid token that drips yield over time—like a very patient leaky faucet but infinitely more profitable.
Meanwhile, Securitize Credit, no strangers to the digital asset shindig, teamed up with trading maestros QCP (and even got BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund to chip in for collateral). By mixing up basis trading with the magic potions from the BUIDL fund, they’re coyly boasting annualized returns north of 20%. Not too shabby when measured in monetary giggles.
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