##  [# Hot Reads: Cryptocurrency Sees January Revival](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-cryptocurrency-sees-january-revival) 

 

# Hot Reads: Cryptocurrency Sees January Revival

 

 

 Plus, China is still the best opportunity in emerging markets, says asset manager.



 

 

 

 

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[By Heather Bell](/contributors/heather-bell)

 Jan 30, 2023

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[**Bitcoin Could See Historic January**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-30/bitcoin-set-for-historic-january-as-crypto-market-jumps-by-280-billion?sref=MAODZZNF) (Bloomberg)  
 Bitcoin is up around 40% during the first month of 2023, bringing along other cryptocurrencies on its upward trend.

[**Crypto ETFs Roar Back to Life**](https://www.ft.com/content/93b77a70-42cf-4c6c-943e-842b70984720) (Financial Times)  
 The rebound has extended to tech funds such as ARKK, which has surged this year.

[**China No Longer a ‘No-Brainer;’ Still the Best of EM**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b8x5szddx29pqf/China-No-Longer-a-No-Brainer-But-Still-the-Best-of-Emerging-Markets) (Institutional Investor)  
 “Some of the demonstrations and unhappiness is what comes along with economies maturing,” says Eastspring’s Andrew Cormie.

[**How Not to Fight Inflation**](https://jheconomics.com/how-not-to-fight-inflation/) (Jackson Hole Economics)  
 A careful look at U.S. economic conditions supports the view that inflation was driven mainly by supply-side disruptions and shifts in the pattern of demand. Rate hikes won’t help but could cause more problems.

[**US Real Estate Stocks Led Last Week’s Rally**](https://www.capitalspectator.com/us-real-estate-stocks-led-broad-rally-across-markets-last-week/) (The Capital Spectator)  
 Vanguard’s [VNQ](https://www.etf.com/vnq) was up 3% last week, probably because investors are expecting the Fed to put an end to its rate-hiking regime.

[**Improving ESG Practices Boosts Valuations**](https://alphaarchitect.com/2023/01/esg-practices-boost-valuations/) (Alpha Architect)  
 Research has found that companies with higher ESG scores are more profitable.

[**‘SPY’ Faces a Fight for Its Crown at 30**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-29/spy-spy-etf-faces-challenges-from-blackrock-vanguard?sref=MAODZZNF) (Bloomberg)  
 BlackRock’s [IVV](https://www.etf.com/ivv) and Vanguard’s [VOO](https://www.etf.com/voo) are both gaining on [SPY](https://www.etf.com/spy), which lost $12 billion last year.



 

 

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  Heather Bell is a former managing editor of etf.com. She has also held editorial positions at Dow Jones Indexes and Lehman Brothers. Bell is a…   [View Bio](/contributors/heather-bell)

 



 

 


 Related Topics  [Crypto](http://www.etf.com/topics/cryptocurrency) 

 [Bitcoin](http://www.etf.com/topics/bitcoin) 

 [China](http://www.etf.com/topics/china) 

 [Emerging Markets](http://www.etf.com/topics/emerging-markets)