Hedge Funds

Ex-Balyasny portfolio manager’s crypto hedge fund gains 15%

Eltican Asset Management cashed in on market volatility last month

Mehdi-Laurent Akkar bucked the downward trend in crypto prices
Mehdi-Laurent Akkar bucked the downward trend in crypto prices Photo: Getty Images

Former Balyasny portfolio manager Mehdi-Laurent Akkar’s crypto hedge fund Eltican Asset Management posted double-digit gains last month despite a dip in bitcoin and other digital assets.

Eltican Asset Management gained 15.2% in February, according to people familiar with the matter. The hedge fund was up 2.8% in January.

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