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UNICEF Fund Manager: Cryptocurrency Could Revolutionize Humanitarian Aid
21.10.2019
Cryptocurrency adoption continues as UNICEF unveils plan to accept donations and distribute aid in Ether and Bitcoin
Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous
18.10.2019
In a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entitled “Global Financial Stability Report: Lower for Longer,” the group gives an overview of the current debt-ridden and precarious state of affairs in global economics. Not lost on some economists, however, is the irony that...
SEC Wants Second Look at Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
18.10.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its order issued last week pertaining to a rejected proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposal was filed by NYSE Arca for the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust. Meanwhile, the SEC is also evaluating a proposed rule change...
G20 Informed Stablecoins Could Pose Financial Stability Risk
16.10.2019
The Financial Stability Board has informed the G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the risks stablecoins could pose to financial stability. Unlike crypto assets which do not pose financial stability risk at this time, stablecoins could pose a host of challenges. Also read: Unicef...
Diversified Crypto Fund Receives FINRA Regulatory Approval
15.10.2019
Grayscale Investments has received regulatory approval to publicly quote shares of its diversified crypto fund. The product, which is the firm’s only diversified offering, invests in five main cryptocurrencies. In addition, the firm offers nine single-asset investment funds, some of which...
Grayscale Wins Approval for First Public Digital Currency Index Fund
14.10.2019
The digital currency asset manager will offer its Digital Large Cap Fund on over-the-counter markets
FINRA Approves Grayscale’s Public Quote for Crypto Fund Shares
14.10.2019
Digital asset management fund Grayscale has received FINRA approval to publicly quote its diversified crypto fund GDLCF
Daily Liquidity Comes to Crypto Fund With Lukka Accounting Tool
14.10.2019
Crypto accounting firm Lukka has partnered with fund administrator Theorem to provide same-day net asset value reporting capabilities to digital assets index fund Hashdex
IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR
14.10.2019
Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights is an international, monetary reserve system created specifically to address limitations of gold and standard fiat currencies such as the USD....
‘Teenage Bitcoin Millionaire’ Co-Founds $1 Million Investment Fund for Crypto Startups
11.10.2019
Erik Finman's $1 million fund will make seed-level investments in startups dealing in banking and decentralized finance
SEC Rejects Another High-Profile Bitcoin ETF Proposal
10.10.2019
Another high-profile proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been denied by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency, however, emphasized that the disapproval was not based on whether bitcoin has utility or value as an innovation or an investment. Shares of...
United Nations Agency Unicef Launches Cryptocurrency Fund
9.10.2019
Unicef announced Wednesday that it has launched a cryptocurrency fund and become the first United Nations organization to hold onto its crypto donations. Without converting them into fiat, the fund will hold two cryptocurrencies and disburse them to support projects benefiting children worldwide....
UNICEF Announces Cryptocurrency Fund to Support Children and Young People
9.10.2019
In a recent announcement, UNICEF stated that it would have the option to receive, hold, and distribute the contribution of cryptocurrencies in Ether and Bitcoin through its recently established UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund. In a first for United Nations associations, UNICEF will utilize...
UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund Supported by Ethereum Foundation
9.10.2019
UNICEF states that it became the first U.N. organization to hold and make transactions in cryptocurrency
UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund to Back Open Source Technology
9.10.2019
UNICEF has launched a cryptocurrency fund in its aim to back open source technology for children and young people in the world
Hyundai’s Blockchain Arm to Set Up $10M Fund for Mainnet Launch: Report
8.10.2019
Hdac Technology, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group, plans to set up a $10 million blockchain investment fund in 2019
Hong Kong Securities Watchdog Issues Rules on Funds Investing in Crypto
8.10.2019
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued regulations for fund managers investing in "virtual assets."
Politicians Can Use Cryptocurrency Donations to Fund Election Campaigns in Japan
7.10.2019
Cryptocurrencies have to keep outside of the purview of Japan’s stringent election funding law, which states that donations to individual candidates in yen or through stocks, bonds, etc. have to be reported either by the donor or the candidate receiving it. Japan’s Ministry of Internal...
Hong Kong’s SFC Releases Regulations for Crypto Fund Managers
7.10.2019
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has released guidelines for virtual asset portfolio managers
What It’s Like Being CIO of a Crypto Fund
6.10.2019
Jeff Dorman of Arca Funds shares his experience of what it’s like being a CIO of a cryptocurrency fund