Physical possession and asset management of crypto assets
Although it may be difficult to visualise because it is digital, crypto assets also have the concept of physical holdings.
Holding crypto assets in physical form allows you to trade as usual, and there are also services that allow you to increase the amount of the crypto asset itself simply by depositing it, or receive a loan fee by lending it to a third party.
As such, there are a variety of physical operations of crypto assets that can expand the scope of one's own operations. This section introduces the types of crypto asset management methods available.
Current crypto asset market conditions
The crypto asset market has been buoyant since mid-October over the approval or non-approval of a physical bitcoin ETF in the US. Initially, the market was dominated by bitcoin, with dominance (market share) surpassing 50% for the first time since April 2021.
This means that bitcoin accounted for half of the crypto asset market capitalisation. However, as of November, the crypto-asset market is also seeing inflows into major altcoins, including Ethereum, and signs are emerging that the crypto-asset market is poised for a significant rise.
In line with the overall market price rise, investor sentiment has also turned sharply bullish. According to the Fear & Greed Index, which represents the Bitcoin fear index, the current score is 73, indicating a bull market.
A score of 73 is the level at which bitcoin reached its all-time high in November 2021, which means that more and more investors are expecting a significant price rise to occur. This is a worrying situation.
The main concern in this situation is how to manage crypto-assets. In the ever-changing crypto asset market, the way in which crypto assets are managed is a major point in generating profits.
In this article, we will pick up on the trading and management methods that can be used to profit from crypto assets.
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