Matthew Sigel
Head of Digital Asset Research, VanEck
Matthew Sigel is head of digital assets research at VanEck, a newly created role he took up in April 2021, and portfolio manager of the VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE), an actively managed fund launched in May 2025 that invests in companies tied to the on-chain economy, such as blockchain infrastructure and digital-asset services. He previously spent a decade at CLSA, where he was a portfolio strategist and wrote the HELLO INVESTORS newsletter, and before that was an analyst and portfolio manager on AllianceBernstein's US and Global Thematic equity funds, covering technology and other sectors for then chief investment officer Cathie Wood. He started out as a journalist at CNBC, Bloomberg and Japan's NHK. He is a CFA charterholder with a BA from Harvard University. His research covers bitcoin and other crypto assets, listed crypto companies including bitcoin miners moving into AI data centers, and US digital-asset regulation.
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Open in leaderboard →| Horizon | 7D | 30D | 90D | 180D | 360D | AVG |
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| Rank | #32 | #5 | #33 | #60 | — | #16 |
| Calls | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 6/10 | 32 |
| Avg return | +5.4% | +23.2% | +27.7% | +29.4% | — | +26.3% |
| vs S&P 500 | +4.3 pp | +19.0 pp | +18.7 pp | +16.7 pp | — | +18.3 pp |
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Matthew Sigel has 20 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 20 tickers since February 2025. Win rate 80% across 20 evaluated calls, average return +42.4%. Ranked #5 on Buzzberg's 30-day Authors leaderboard. Most covered: BTC, NODE, ETH.
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