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Joe Biden’s Proposal to Double Capital Gains Tax Rate Shakes Financial Markets
23.4.2021
The Biden administration has revealed plans to raise taxes on investors who are millionaires according to a flurry of recent reports. President Joe Biden wants to overhaul the U.S. economy in order to help fund American childcare and education. Biden’s proposal will almost double the current...
Another South African Company Reveals Plans to List a Crypto ETF on Local Stock Exchange
21.4.2021
Fresh reports from South Africa suggest another local company, Sygnia, is set to apply to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to list a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF). This application will be the second time Sygnia has attempted to list the crypto ETF. A similar application...
Bank of America Survey: 74% of Fund Managers See Bitcoin as a Bubble
19.4.2021
The most recent Bank of America Fund Manager Survey shows that about three out of four professional investors think that bitcoin is a bubble. The fund managers also rated bitcoin second on the list of the most crowded trades. Recently, investment bank JPMorgan also warned that cryptocurrency as...
Hedge Fund Investment Firm Brevan Howard to Start Investing in Cryptocurrencies
18.4.2021
Brevan Howard, one of Europe’s largest hedge funds with $13.7 billion in assets under management, is reportedly set to start buying cryptocurrencies. The investment firm previously bought a 25% stake in One River Asset Management, which runs a number of cryptocurrency funds. Major Hedge Fund...
Canada Approves Three Ethereum ETFs, Ether Funds Set to Launch on TSX Next Week
17.4.2021
Canada has been approving crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) more quickly than the United States and after three successful bitcoin ETFs, the country has approved three ethereum-based ETFs. The three ether ETFs in Canada will debut on Toronto’s stock exchange (TSX) on April 20, 2021. Three...
Co-Founder of South Africa’s Crypto Index Fund Reveals the Plan to Launch Country’s First Bitcoin ETF
16.4.2021
Earle Loxton, the cofounder of EC10 (formerly DCX Capital) the institution behind the South African crypto index fund, says plans are afoot to launch the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF is expected to offer South African institutional investors an indirect way of getting...
UK hedge fund reportedly plans to invest $84M in crypto
15.4.2021
The firm’s co-founder Alan Howard already has a personal stake in One River Digital Asset Management's crypto ventures
Bitcoin at $62K ‘great buy’ before next surge, says fund manager
15.4.2021
Consolidation after fresh all-time highs means now is the time to buy BTC in “wildly bullish” conditions, argues Vailshire Capital
KuCoin Labs Launches 50 Million Fund to Find The Next Crypto Gem
15.4.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
On April 15, 2021, KuCoin, an IDG backed crypto exchange, announced the official launch of KuCoin Labs, an incubator and research arm in the KuCoin ecosystem. As the first step, KuCoin Labs has also established...
Millions of Swedish savers have exposure to Bitcoin via state pension fund
15.4.2021
Five million Swedes have indirect exposure to Bitcoin through the shares held by state pension fund AP7
ARK buys $246M of Coinbase stock, adds COIN to three ETFs
15.4.2021
ARK Invest has spread nearly 750,000 COIN shares across three of its ETFs
SEC Commissioner: Banning Bitcoin Is Like Shutting Down Internet — Government Would Be ‘Foolish’ to Try
14.4.2021
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce compares banning bitcoin to shutting down the internet, stating that governments would be foolish to try. She also offers some insights into whether the SEC will approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) this year. Governments Would Be Foolish to Try to Ban Bitcoin...
Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Jumps Into the Bitcoin ETF Fray
13.4.2021
The investment company Galaxy Digital Holdings has revealed it is joining the growing list of firms looking to sponsor a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Novogratz’s crypto firm applied with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday to launch a product called...
DeFi mutual fund Sheesha Finance raises $9.4M
13.4.2021
Shesha is attempting to make DeFi projects more accessible to mainstream users
Off to the Races: Kryptoin Re-files Bitcoin ETF Opting to List on Cboe Over Nasdaq
11.4.2021
On April 9, 2021, the Delaware-based company and sponsor of the “Kryptoin Bitcoin ETF Trust” filed an S1 amendment for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The asset manager re-filed its 2019 ETF application and instead...
Another Hedge Fund Gets Crypto Exposure via Grayscale’s GBTC
8.4.2021
Millennium, the U.S.-based alternative investment management firm, has become the latest hedge fund to get exposed to cryptocurrencies via Grayscale Investments’ bitcoin trust. However, the extent of Millennium’s exposure to the crypto asset has not been disclosed as both Millennium...
Cardano’s Cfund First Capital Goes to Israeli Fintech Startup Coti
7.4.2021
This latest move to broaden cooperation between Cardano and Coti builds upon previous collaborations as the former seeks to upgrade its payment solution on top of the former’s expanding financial infrastructure. Strategic Investment Marks First Allocation for New Ecosystem Venture Fund One...
Hedge Fund Giant Invests In Bitcoin Trust, JPMorgan's CEO On Crypto Regulation + More News
7.4.2021
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan. Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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USD 48bn hedge fund giant Millennium Management invested in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)...
Oracle Token Chainlink Replaces XRP in Grayscale’s Strategic Large Cap Fund
6.4.2021
The digital currency manager Grayscale Investments announced that the firm has updated its Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) in order to add the crypto asset chainlink to the fund. Chainlink is the popular blockchain oracle network and the token will replace XRP after Grayscale removed the digital...
Gemini Turns Custodian to BTG Pactual’s First Bitcoin Fund
6.4.2021
Gemini, the leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange and custodian service provider, has announced to provide custodian services (and also serve as a trade execution partner) for the upcoming Bitcoin fund issued by one of the top Brazilian investment banks BTG Pactual. According to the contours...