Hong Kong-based digital wealth management platform OSL Wealth, which is tailored for traditional investors managing the crypto assets of OSL Group, has joined in a distribution partnership with Nine Blocks Capital Management, an institutional crypto hedge fund manager regulated by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority ( Vara ).

Through this collaboration, OSL Wealth will offer qualified investors access to Nine Blocks’ flagship USD Market Neutral Fund and BTC Market Neutral Fund, marking, the companies say, “a significant milestone in the institutional adoption of digital asset investment strategies”.

The partnership, they note, addresses growing demand from institutional investors seeking crypto exposure via regulated fund managers. This will enable OSL clients to generate returns on the USD/stable coin assets as well as generate yield on their bitcoin holdings.

Nine Blocks’ market-neutral approach, it argues, combines sophisticated quantitative strategies with rigorous risk management frameworks to deliver consistent returns across market cycles. The USD Market Neutral Fund enables investors to generate returns on their USD and stable coin assets. The BTC Market Neutral Fund enables long-term bitcoin holders to generate yield on their assets without losing exposure.

“As digital assets mature into an institutional asset class, investors increasingly require sophisticated strategies that align with traditional portfolio construction principles,” says Eugene Cheung, OSL’s chief commercial officer. “Nine Blocks’ Vara-regulated market-neutral solutions represent exactly what discerning allocators demand – the innovation potential of crypto assets combined with institutional-grade risk management and compliance standards. This partnership enables us to provide clients with tools to navigate digital markets while maintaining their existing risk parameters.”

Henri Arslanian, Nine Blocks’ co-founder, adds: “We believe that many HNWIs [high-net-worth individuals] and family office investors want to access crypto products through platforms that are regulated and institutional-grade. We are pleased to partner with OSL to deliver such products to the Hong Kong and Asian markets.”