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ARTICLE · 07 SEPTEMBER 2026

Structuring Cayman Digital Asset Funds

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The Cayman Islands has emerged as a premier jurisdiction for digital asset investment funds, with nearly one in five new open-ended funds now incorporating cryptocurrency strategies. As institutional demand grows, fund sponsors face critical challenges in reconciling volatile digital assets with traditional redemption structures, requiring sophisticated liquidity management tools and robust governance frameworks.

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The Cayman Islands continues to be a leading domicile for open-ended investment funds, with mutual funds regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) exceeding 13,000 in both Q1 and Q2 of 2026. Digital asset strategies now represent a material segment of that market, with approximately 19% of Cayman open-ended funds launched in the quarter expressly permitting investment in digital or crypto assets.

Investor demand is increasingly evident, with global hedge fund surveys pointing to growing institutional engagement with digital assets. Cayman fund sponsors must, however, address distinct structuring, liquidity and operational issues when combining volatile, potentially illiquid and hard-to-value digital assets with the redemption expectations of an open-ended mutual fund.

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