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Morgan Stanley to consider Bitcoin for $150 billion investment wing
13.2.2021
Another domino falls in crypto’s institutional takeover
Morgan Stanley Unit Considers Bitcoin Investment: Bloomberg
13.2.2021
Morgan Stanley already has a nearly 11% stake in the bitcoin-laden business intelligence company MicroStrategy
Morgan Stanley Unit Considers $150 Billion Bitcoin Investment: Bloomberg
13.2.2021
Morgan Stanley already has a nearly 11% stake in the bitcoin-laden business intelligence company MicroStrategy
$50B wiped from Tesla after BTC buy — but MasterCard and Twitter surge
12.2.2021
Not all investors are keen on getting BTC exposure with Tesla’s stock falling 7% following its announcement that it invested $1.5 billion of its cash reserves in the cryptocurrency
Apple Well Positioned to Offer Crypto Trading — Analyst Says Company Should Hold Bitcoin in Treasury
11.2.2021
Apple Inc. is well position to offer cryptocurrency trading, according to an analyst with global investment bank RBC Capital Markets. Not only will Apple gain instant market share in the crypto space, but the move could also generate the Iphone maker well over $40 billion in annual revenue....
New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups
11.2.2021
Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange
Former HSBC Exec and Blockchain Expert Diana Biggs Joins Valour as CEO
11.2.2021
Biggs is an associate fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, guest lecturing on blockchain technology and digital assets
Bitcoin Prices Improved Amidst COVID 19 Fears Following Tesla Investment
11.2.2021
In March 2020, when the entire world economy crashed, bitcoin prices sank to $3,867 amidst the fear of the recession caused by the deadly COVID 19. This continued into 2021. When markets were crashing, governments began pumping the trade network with bank funds to recover business from inflationary...
Major Malaysian Bank Kenanga Acquires 19% Stake in a Crypto Exchange
11.2.2021
One of Malaysia’s top investment banks has bought a 19% stake in a local crypto exchange via its private equity arm. The Kenanga Investment Bank announced its inception into the crypto business by investing in Tokenize Xchange. Tokenize Xchange Is One of the Three Malaysian Licensed Crypto...
Crypto Financial Services Firm Blockfi Launches Competitive Bitcoin Trust
10.2.2021
The cryptocurrency financial services firm Blockfi has launched a bitcoin-based trust that offers custody from Fidelity Digital Asset Services. Blockfi’s investment vehicle aims to give investors exposure to the leading crypto asset as bitcoin assets under management (AUM) was over...
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Says Tesla, Paypal, Mastercard Are Pushing Bitcoin More Into Mainstream
9.2.2021
Mad Money host Jim Cramer has applauded Elon Musk and Tesla for their bitcoin investment. He said that Tesla, Paypal, and Mastercard are pushing bitcoin more into the mainstream. He believes that more companies should do more with their cash as Tesla did. Jim Cramer on Tesla, Paypal, and Bitcoin...
New $50m Venture Fund Aims to Bridge East-West DeFi Investment Divide
9.2.2021
Spartan Group's fund has raised over $30 million in its first round, with a further $20 million expected to be raised in March or April
Serbian National Arrested and Extradited to the US for His Role in a $70M Crypto Mining Case
9.2.2021
A Serbian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges of defrauding investors out of more than $70 million through a cryptocurrency mining and binary options scam. Antonije Stojilkovic, 32, and six accomplices, who were all arrested between July and October 2020, faces up...
Binance Labs backs Polkadot ecosystem with $2.4m investment in Plasm Network
9.2.2021
Binance has mobilized nearly one-quarter of its Polkadot ecosystem fund to lead Plasm Network’s Series A funding round
Nic Carter’s Castle Island Ventures Closes $50M Investment Fund
8.2.2021
The early stage VC will continue to invest around its primary thesis: "that public blockchains are changing the world."
Major exchanges struggle as Bitcoin pumps on $1.5B Tesla investment
8.2.2021
As usual, when Bitcoin pumps and traders need stable exchanges more than ever, some are almost guaranteed to go down
Bill Miller plans $400M Bitcoin investment via GBTC
8.2.2021
Bill Miller is set to increase his Bitcoin exposure by plowing 15% of one of his portfolios to buy Grayscale BitcoinTrust shares
Asset Manager Stone Ridge’s NYDIG Sees Wall of Money Coming Into Bitcoin — Institutions Grow Beyond Owning BTC
8.2.2021
The founder of Stone Ridge Asset Management and the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) sees a “wall of money” coming into bitcoin based on his firm’s order book. The executive believes that institutions are just getting started and we will see an explosion...
Crypto Hedge Funds Defraud $100 Million From Investors, Founder Faces 20 Years in Prison
7.2.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been charged in U.S. federal court for securities fraud. He has pleaded guilty and is facing up to 20 years in prison. His two funds cumulatively had over $100 million in investments. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that...
Digital Gold: How Should Financial Advisors Be Thinking About Bitcoin?
6.2.2021
Is Bitcoin digital gold? In this episode of ‘On Purpose, With Tyrone Ross,’ we dig into bitcoin narratives as financial advisors see them and explore the concept of bitcoin as a store of value