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Scammer Spoofs SMS Identifier to Steal Funds From Bitcoin User
3.6.2020
A Bitcoin exchange transaction resulted in a user getting scammed as a spoofed SMS message from a payment app made it seem that the attacker executed the payment
Hackers Move Another $800K in BTC Stolen From the 2016 Bitfinex Breach
2.6.2020
Another $800,000 worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack of four years ago has been moved to an unknown wallet. Whale Alert reports that hackers transferred 77.64 bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday, which amounts to $797,000 at the time the alert was issued. The thieves last moved about $255,000 or 28.4...
UK Government Seizes $185 Million From Dormant Bank Accounts for Crisis Relief
1.6.2020
The UK government is seizing funds in dormant bank accounts worth approximately $185 million to fund its coronavirus relief efforts. So far, 30 banks have been voluntarily transferring money from dormant accounts to the government, including HSBC, Barclays, Clydesdale, Credit Agricole, Danske...
Crypto Funds in Demand, Institutions See Bitcoin as Alternative Hedge
31.5.2020
Grayscale Investments has been gobbling up Bitcoin in recent months, and most of its investors are institutions — but other funds are doing it, too
Defying Corona Crash, BlockTower Crypto Fund Stretches 30% Total Return to 73%
28.5.2020
When coronavirus shutdowns roiled financial markets, BlockTower Capital more than doubled its cryptocurrency hedge fund's previously so-so returns
Leading Australian Regulated Micro-Investing App Adds Bitcoin Option for Investors
28.5.2020
Popular demand for cryptocurrency has prompted Australia’s leading micro-investing platform Raiz (formerly Acorns) to add a bitcoin investment option. Individual investors can round up their spare change and regularly invest in a bitcoin investment portfolio. Leading Australian...
Crypto Long & Short: Innovation Cycles, Crypto Venture Funds and Institutional Investors
25.5.2020
With so much attention on institutional involvement in crypto asset markets, we overlook that they are already here through VC investments – less fast-paced, perhaps, but important to keep an eye on for what they reveal about cycles
Grayscale Buys 33% of All Bitcoin Mined in Last Three Months
19.5.2020
Grayscale Investments bought up to 33% of all newly minted bitcoin over the last three months, as the asset manager continues to stockpile major cryptocurrencies. The investment fund added 60,762 BTC to its Bitcoin Trust Fund between February 7 and May 17, a researcher posted on Reddit....
BlockFi: Hacker Sim-Swapped Employee’s Phone, No Funds Were Lost
19.5.2020
The hacker compromised an employee's phone and gained access to users' personal information, including their names and addresses, but BlockFi says no funds were affected
ETH Community Discuss DAO For Reversing Funds Lost to Wrong Addresses
17.5.2020
The Ethereum community on Reddit are discussing ways to prevent users from losing funds as a result of wallet address types
How Digital Asset Funds Are Doing During the COVID-19 Crisis
16.5.2020
Despite a correlation between crypto hedge funds and traditional public markets, crypto assets have more benefits in a time of crisis
Pantera Capital’s Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, But Its Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date
15.5.2020
Internal documents show that Pantera Capital's bitcoin fund is vastly outperforming its more exotic crypto-asset fund counterparts
Upbit Hack’s $50M Funds Continue Moving After Hitting Binance
14.5.2020
Millions of dollars worth funds stolen from Upbit in November continue to be moved on little-known exchange Byex.com, unknown wallets as well as OKEx
Bequant Launches Crypto Prime Brokerage to Compete for Institutional Money
14.5.2020
London-based Bequant becomes one of only a few companies in crypto to offer a full range of prime brokerage services for hedge funds
Binance Quashes Upbit Hackers’ Attempt to Launder Stolen Funds
14.5.2020
Binance managed to see an alert and freeze the stolen funds in little more than half an hour
Binance Freezes Funds Stolen From Upbit in Late 2019
13.5.2020
Binance freezes $27k transaction associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean exchange Upbit
$2 Billion Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Industry Set to ‘Grow Significantly’
13.5.2020
Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management have been increasing significantly, rising to more than $2 billion at the end of last year, according to a recent survey. The crypto hedge fund industry is expected to “grow significantly” along with the price of bitcoin. Hedge...
Buying Corporate Bonds and ETFs: US Federal Reserve Continues to Bailout ‘Too Big to Fail’
12.5.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve has continued its schemes of monetary easing and funding a number of private banks during the Covid-19 outbreak. On Monday evening, the Fed revealed it would be buying corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds using the entity’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit...
Crypto Hedge Funds Doubled Assets Under Management in 2019, PwC Report Says
11.5.2020
Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management doubled in 2019, but the launch of new funds depends on Bitcoin prices
The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones’ Complete Case for Bitcoin
11.5.2020
The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era