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Bird

Assets

Research notes on listed instruments and market references used across Bird Capital work.
Crypto

Bitcoin

BTC
Native asset of the Bitcoin network; dominant crypto store-of-value and liquidity benchmark.
FX

British Pound

GBP
G10 currency; GBPUSD (“cable”) is the primary liquid dollar cross.
Crypto

Chainlink

LINK
Oracle network token used for staking/fees in Chainlink services that bridge off-chain data to smart contracts.
Crypto

Ethereum

ETH
Native asset of Ethereum; gas token for L1 execution and stake for proof-of-stake consensus.
FX

Euro

EUR
Euro area single currency; EURUSD is the world’s most liquid FX pair.
Commodity

Gold

XAU
Monetary metal; global OTC and futures complex with deep ETF wrappers.
Crypto

Monero

XMR
Privacy-focused Layer-1 asset using ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential amounts by default.
Commodity

Platinum

XPT
PGM metal with auto-catalyst demand exposure; liquidity thinner than gold or silver.
Fund/ETF

Scottish Mortgage Trust

SMT
LSE-listed investment trust with global growth equity mandate; NAV premium/discount is part of the instrument.
Commodity

Silver

XAG
Industrial and monetary metal; typically higher beta than gold within precious metals.
Equity

SpaceX

SPCX
US-listed aerospace manufacturer and Starlink operator; Class A common (SPCX) on Nasdaq Global Select after the June 2026 IPO.
Equity

Tesla

TSLA
US-listed automaker and energy company; high-beta equity with large options market and historical thematic crypto overlap.
FX

US Dollar

USD
Base reserve currency; priced as crosses and via dollar indices rather than a single equity-like ticker.
Fund/ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)

VWRP
Accumulating UCITS ETF tracking FTSE All-World; broad global equity market-cap exposure.