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Crypto Native Capital 2023 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2023 Letter Analysis

Crypto Native Capital Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyGlobal

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"Crypto fund weathered a volatile first year of blockchain collapses and fraud while maintaining focus on high-quality digital assets. Core thesis: crypto is transformative global technology requiring new regulation."

Executive Summary

Crypto Native Capital completed its first year managing a portfolio of high-quality digital assets during a tumultuous period marked by blockchain collapses and major financial fraud. The fund benchmarks against Bitcoin and the S&P 500, expecting to significantly outperform the latter given additional risk. The core thesis centers on crypto as a transformative global technology requiring new legislation. Many countries including the UK, Hong Kong, EU, Japan, and Brazil are passing sensible regulations to embrace blockchain innovation while managing risks. In stark contrast, the US under SEC chair Gary Gensler has become hostile, regulating by enforcement rather than clear legislation, creating uncertainty that drives businesses offshore. This regulatory hostility stems from lack of education and generational issues in Washington. The manager expects this period to be a temporary speed bump, with eventual US regulatory clarity serving as a major catalyst for the asset class. Countries nurturing crypto technology will benefit from job creation, tax revenue, and capital market upgrades.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

65%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (65%)

Manager demonstrates strong conviction in crypto thesis with detailed regulatory analysis and clear positioning on global opportunity. However, no specific portfolio positions or sizing discussed, and emphasis on patience suggests moderate rather than extreme conviction levels.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

Manager is constructive on long-term crypto adoption despite current regulatory headwinds. Views current period as temporary speed bump with eventual regulatory clarity as major unlock, but acknowledges significant near-term challenges from US hostility.

Risk Appetite

10%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (10%)

Portfolio maintained through volatile period with high-quality digital assets, suggesting steady positioning. No indication of major changes in risk appetite or exposure levels, maintaining course through regulatory uncertainty.

Capital Deployment

0%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (0%)

No discussion of cash levels, position changes, or deployment activity. Letter focuses entirely on regulatory landscape with no indication of portfolio adjustments or capital allocation decisions during the quarter.

Forward Guidance

15%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (15%)

Manager emphasizes patience will be key to realizing outsized returns. No indication of active deployment or major positioning changes, with focus on waiting for regulatory clarity rather than aggressive action.

Language Signal

30%

BearishBullish

Bearish (30%)

Language balances opportunity themes (global adoption, major unlock, benefits) with risk acknowledgment (hostility, uncertainty, speed bump). Slightly more optimistic framing around long-term prospects despite near-term challenges.

Perceived Risk

70%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (70%)

Manager identifies significant regulatory risks including US enforcement uncertainty, businesses moving offshore, and political polarization. Detailed discussion of systemic regulatory challenges affecting the entire crypto industry, though framed as temporary.

Opportunity Density

65%

ScarceAbundant

Abundant (65%)

Manager sees abundant global opportunities in crypto with many countries creating favorable regulatory environments. Portfolio described as high-quality digital assets in their infancy, suggesting selective but meaningful opportunity set despite US headwinds.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

Manager explicitly emphasizes patience will be key to realizing outsized returns and describes viewing current period as speed bump in long arc of crypto adoption. Multi-year thesis around generational change and regulatory evolution suggests 3-5 year horizon.