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Redefining Crypto Risk Management:
Atitlan Asset Management Partners with Komainu for Secure, Off-Exchange Quant Trading
Komainu | Case Study | July 2025 We've been focused on Crypto-quant strategies since 2017, with risk management at the core of our approach. In today’s environment, avoiding exchange counterparty risk is critical, especially for BTC-native and institutional allocators. Partnering with Komainu  to launch our BTC-denominated fund, has been a game-changer. Komainu's regulated custody infrastructure, delivered through a tri-party setup with OKX , enables us to retain custody w


We're Launching a Tripartite Self-Custody Partnership with Atitlan and Komainu to Empower Institutional Bitcoin Yield Strategies
OKX Learn | April 2025 Read the full case study on Komainu's website: We’re pleased to announce our partnership with Komainu, a regulated digital asset custodian, and Atitlan, a UK-based crypto wealth manager. This collaboration enables Atitlan to trade 24/7 on the OKX platform while its bitcoin assets remain securely held in segregated custody by Komainu. It’s a major milestone for us and reflects the growing institutional adoption of crypto—driven by the need for secure cus


Cryptocurrency A-Z: A Lifestyle Interview with Atitlan AM
Agreus | January 2023 Cryptocurrency A-Z: A Lifestyle Interview with Atitlan AM Atitlan is a London based and FCA regulated wealth manager, providing liquid, diversified and market-neutral Crypto-quant investment solutions. Its raison d'être is to demystify Crypto by providing clear, attractive, risk-tenable returns from a diversified, quant-only portfolio of strategies. Its flagship fund, YRD Diversified Alpha Fund [YRD], is an institution-grade, liquid, and market-neutral C


Quant hedge funds profit from cryptocurrency turmoil
Financial Times | June 2022 Computer-driven trading has allowed some managers to predict and bet on price falls  A small group of hedge funds are profiting from turmoil in the digital asset market that has already wiped trillions of dollars off the total value of cryptocurrencies. Some computer-driven funds — which use algorithms to try to predict and trade price moves in crypto and other markets — have picked up winnings from rapid declines in assets such as bitcoin and luna


Bitcoin’s 50% Drop From Peak Hammers Crypto Loans, Derivatives
Bloomberg | July 2021 "…The last month and a half has been challenging for the cash-and-carry traders," said Yuval Reisman, co-founder at YRD Capital, which allocates to systematic crypto managers. "The professionals prepared for a rainy day, by developing more strategies." Over the past month and a half or so, the fund's performance has been flat, taking its 2021 gain to 30%, he says…" Read the article:


Profesionales de criptomonedas cansados de la broma Dogecoin de US$79.000 millones
La Republica | May 2021 "En YRD Capital, un fondo que se asigna a estrategias algorÃtmicas, el cofundador Yuval Reisman dice que sus comerciantes se unieron recientemente para beneficiarse de la brecha entre la tasa al contado de Dogecoin y los futuros.? Read the article:


The rise of the crypto hedge-fund industry
Asia Times | November 2020 "It’s time for more investors to get in on the action and to learn how to reap the rewards of digital assets. But they must be prepared before they take the plunge, or risk drowning in a sea of uncertainty and risk. " Read the article:


Why cryptocurrency exchanges need more regulations to protect investors
Asia Times | September 2020 "A growing number of hedge funds are exploring the potential of crypto assets through this type of investment vehicle, and some are outperforming conventional capital market hedge funds. The new crypto asset class has created a once in a decade opportunity for young hedge fund managers to set up their own quantitative funds for digital assets, which the new money transfer recipients and family offices can invest in." Read the article:


‘Rising Women in Crypto Power List’ Announced
Wirex Blog | October 2020 Rising Women In Crypto Power List 2020: "Inbal Polak, Director of Fund for Digital Assets, YRD Capital...is one of the few women working in the digital assets hedge fund space, and is a champion of getting more women into venture capital roles....she is a pioneer in her own right by leading YRD Capital to become the first Fund of Funds in the world to focus solely on quantitative strategies in crypto assets." Read the article:


Crypto Trading and the Need for Regulated Exchanges
The Fintech Times | August 2020 "Hedge funds and retail investors are entering the crypto space with high expectations – but not everyone can manage the risks of crypto trading. Yuval Reisman, CEO and cofounder, YRD Capital believes that regulating exchanges will help to support transparency and protect investors while offering greater legitimacy to a new asset class." Read the article:


Cryptos crash but never die, and funds of funds can profit
EUROMONEY | July 2020 "Our experience from the last three years shows it is possible to profit through algorithmic strategies from the volatility in a new, growing and inefficient marketplace for crypto-assets." Read the article:


YRD Capital appoints Chairman
Hudge week | June 2020 "New Chairman Morley is a specialist in the field of alternative investments. He was the founding Chairman of The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the world trade association for the Hedge fund industry. " Read the article:


Digital Assets Fund of Funds Opens in UK
Crowd Fund Insider | May 2020 We made our first investment in a UK based fund in early 2019 and made our second investment last month. We see an increasing number of top tier quant teams coming out of the UK, led by people who worked for the world’s leading prop shops. With the recent volatility in equities markets, and the uncertain period we have entered, we believe that more investors will consider allocating to alternative, uncorrelated, funds.We made our first investment


Hedge funds pile into crypto trading as volatility surge lures new players
Finnancial News | May 2020 YRD Capital - a digital assets quantitative fund…. last week said that it was primarily focused on UK and European markets, with co-founder Yuval Reisman re-locating to London. Read the article:


Fund of funds for digital asset quant strategies expands to the UK
Hudge Week | May 2020 YRD Capital, a fund of funds (FoF) focused on quantitative trading in digital assets is to expand into the UK. The...


Digital Assets Fund of Funds Opens in UK
CITY AM | April 2020 We want to stress that the digital asset still provides an incredible opportunity to gain impressive returns. Some of the service providers are top tier, like Fidelity, CME or ICE, and with this increase in quality the risks decrease. Read the article:


Technology and education essential for great wealth transfer
FT Adviser | March 2020 We spend much of our time educating potential investors, connecting funds to the leading and most secure service providers, and working to progress the industry toward a more institutional and professional place. Read the article:
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