Kazakhstan Central Bank Invests $190M in Crypto Funds and Bitcoin ETFs

An investment fund that holds a basket of assets, such as the shares in an index, and trades on a stock exchange like a single share.

ETFs offer low-cost, diversified investing and are a fast-growing way people save.

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.

The public institution that manages a country's currency, money supply and benchmark interest rate, such as the Federal Reserve or the Reserve Bank of India.

Its decisions on rates and money supply move loan costs, currencies and markets for everyone in the economy.