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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...
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
You can already invest in hundreds of ETFs with exposure to Bitcoin
15.4.2021
Despite the lack of United States-based Bitcoin ETF, hundreds of funds have made significant investments into the blockchain and crypto industries
Want to buy Coinbase stock now? Here’s how to get exposure before April 14
12.4.2021
Other than buying Coinbase stock when it lists, retail parties can trade Coinbase stock price action on FTX, but not if they are in the U.S
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...
Morgan Stanley Adds Bitcoin to 12 Mutual Funds’ Investment Strategies
2.4.2021
Morgan Stanley has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to add bitcoin exposure to 12 of its mutual funds’ investment strategies. These mutual funds may invest in bitcoin futures as well as obtain indirect exposure to the cryptocurrency through investments in Grayscale...
Morgan Stanley adds Bitcoin exposure to 12 investment funds
1.4.2021
Bitcoin exposure has been added to the end of “Other Securities and Investment Strategies” sections for a dozen investment funds
Morgan Stanley's Exposure to Bitcoin, Dr. Luke Prescribes BTC + More News
1.4.2021
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12 institutional funds, managed by US-based major investment bank Morgan Stanley, may have exposure to bitcoin (BTC) indirectly through cash-settled futures or indirectly through investments in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the bank said in a filing on March 31. Separately, as reported...
Boomers Next to Adopt Crypto, a Trillion Dollars Could Flow Into Bitcoin Over the Next Year, Says Novogratz
29.3.2021
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has predicted that as much as a trillion dollars could flow into bitcoin over the next year as wealthy baby boomers get into cryptocurrency. With the example of Morgan Stanley, he says that more banks will start offering bitcoin exposure to their customers....
Bytetree Founder Believes Grayscale Should Lower Its ‘Unrealistically High’ Fee: Warns of Possible ‘Systemic Risk’
21.3.2021
The founder of Bytetree Asset Management, Charlie Morris, has suggested the reduction of the GBTC management fee as one way Grayscale Investment can ease the current selling pressure and possibly reduce the discount on the shares. Morris says if no action is taken, “the selling pressure will...
Stocks of Bitcoin: JPMorgan offers BTC exposure, an ETF in sheep’s clothing
18.3.2021
JP Morgan bunched proxy crypto stocks to give skeptical investors exposure to the crypto economy
Dropping GBTC Premium: Anonymous Group Claims Blockfi Facing Solvency Issues Due to Exposure to the BTC Trust
12.3.2021
An anonymous group has claimed that Blockfi, which has an estimated $1.8 billion in customer assets invested in Grayscale Investment’s GBTC, is facing potential insolvency issues associated with the negative premium on the GBTC shares. Using the negative premium of minus 7.89% on the GBTC...
Major Israeli Investment House Invested $100 Million in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund in December 2020
12.3.2021
One of the biggest asset managers in Israel allocated millions of dollars into the shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Altshuler Shaham is now gaining exposure to bitcoin by investing $100 million in shares, according to a local media outlet. Altshuler Shaham Currently Holds $150M...
JP Morgan Launching Crypto Investment Product Tracking Public Company Stocks With Bitcoin Exposure
10.3.2021
JP Morgan is launching a structured investment product based on the performance of its “Cryptocurrency Exposure Basket,” which tracks stocks of publicly traded companies with exposure to cryptocurrencies. The weight of each stock is “determined based in part on exposure...
JPMorgan to Offer 'Crypto Exposure Basket', but Criticized as Not 'Crypto'
10.3.2021
The news is out that major investment bank JPMorgan Chase is looking to offer its clients access to the crypto market - but not everybody see the offering in good light, or particularly crypto-related.
Dated March 9, the bank's prospectus on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website...
JPMorgan launching 'crypto exposure basket' featuring MicroStrategy and Square
10.3.2021
The financial services giant has filed paperwork with the SEC to launch a debt instrument linked to 11 crypto-focused firms
40% of Goldman Sachs’ clients already have exposure to crypto, survey shows
8.3.2021
American investment bank Goldman Sachs confirms its crypto desk plans, reports that 40% of its surveyed clients already have exposure to crypto
North America’s First Bitcoin ETF Now Holds Over 11,000 BTC
4.3.2021
The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America now holds over 11,000 bitcoins. Purpose Bitcoin ETF saw strong interest at launch. An ETF researcher explained that the surge in interest was evidence of some combination of pent-up demand, the price of bitcoin, and investors switching...
Even Skeptics May Need to Consider Crypto Exposure: WSJ’s Heard on the Street
19.2.2021
Cryptocurrency's viability as an investment may not be in its value as an asset but in the way the financial world is evolving because of it
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...