Crypto

Hashdex ETF introduces staking rewards, investors paid only above threshold

Asset manager Hashdex has introduced a staking structure for the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF, NCIQ, under which the firm keeps all net staking income up to a threshold. Investors in the fund’s common shares receive a share only once annual net staking income exceeds a dollar amount equal to 0.25 percent of common-share net asset value. Above that level, income is split 40 percent to Hashdex and 60 percent to the trust for common shareholders.

Finance

Korean stock volatility drives retail investors back to U.S. markets

Repeated sharp swings in South Korea\'s stock market are pushing retail money back into U.S. equities. Credit-financed stock balances and unsettled trading receivables have fallen, while investor deposits remain above 100 trillion won. Retail investors turned from heavy buying of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics to net selling in late July. Net buying of U.S. shares surged, led by the 3-times leveraged semiconductor ETF SOXL. A lower won-dollar exchange rate also reduced costs.